Alaska is experiencing more extreme consequences of climate change than the continental United States. Coastal erosion, thawing permafrost, melting sea ice, and fishery collapse are all ramifications ...
The increased power of Bering Sea storms was illustrated in September 2022 when Typhoon Merbok ravaged 1,300 miles of Alaskan coastline, destroying homes, food supplies and infrastructure.
An estimated 8,000 common murre birds have washed ashore on Alaska’s Whittier beach after apparently starving to death. Murre die-offs have occurred in previous winters but not in the numbers ...
An endangered fin whale washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska attracting dozens of curious observers as wildlife biologists investigated the reason behind the marine animal's death. The carcass ...