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Alaska Air National GuardIt is unclear whether more southern tropical storms are transforming into damaging storms up north, but they are hitting a more vulnerable Alaska landscape. -
Ben Townsend/KNOMA low-pressure system is expected to bring nearly 80 mph wind gusts to the west coast this week, according to the National Weather Service. Coastal wind warnings and winter weather hazards have been issued for large portions of Western Alaska.
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Fall storm season approaches for Western Alaska. This year, the region is still recovering from ex-typhoon Halong, which swept through the area in October 2025. Here’s what to know about this year’s fall forecast. -
The Arctic Report Card has been documenting environmental changes in the northern part of the globe for two decades. -
Many of ex-typhoon Halong’s impacts are tangible and concrete, like damage to infrastructure and calls for village relocation. But some of the greatest impacts may be invisible. -
In the rush to recover an archaeological site, a shifting climate links Quinhagak's past and presentFor the village of Quinhagak, the storm flooded a critical piece of their past: an archaeological dig. This summer, an emergency dig will help them excavate that past before it's gone. -
Physical and mental health suffer when salmon, which is important to nutrition, culture, and identity, is no longer available, tribal representatives say. -
The forecast is based on indications that water temperatures will be 2 or more degrees Celsius above normal in a bellwether patch of the central Pacific Ocean. -
Drones are used across industries like construction, real estate, and even news production. But in Western Alaska, their applications also dovetail with subsistence activities and search and rescue missions. -
The heat wave was accompanied by a dramatic increase in deaths of older juvenile and adult chinook that, had they survived, would have returned from the ocean to freshwater spawning grounds, the NOAA study found. -
High energy costs are a fact of life in remote, rural Alaska with few easy answers. But siblings Vjosa and Drini Pellumbi — who recently won top honors for their boiler heat recovery system design — are committed to being part of the solution. -
On June 13, community members flocked to Riverview Park for the Return of the Salmon event put on by Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition, a grassroots organization opposing the proposed Donlin Gold mine.
