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Climate change to be costly to Alaska's public infrastructure, study says

Climate change will add billions of dollars through the end of the century to the costs of maintaining and repairing Alaska’s public roads, buildings and utilities, according to a new study published by the National Academy of Sciences. → Read More

January temperatures close to long-term average statewide, but heat-up in Alaska's far north continues

Much higher-than-normal temperatures continued in Utqiagvik and other far-north Alaska sites → Read More

NASA research flight around the world pauses in Anchorage

The crew is drawing air samples from the tropics, polar regions and points between, measuring remote pollution and greenhouse gases. → Read More

As water temperatures rise, some fish are breeding earlier — and more often

The threespine stickleback living in an Alaska lake are producing offspring earlier, and sometimes even a second wave of new stickleback arrive later in the summer, according to new research. → Read More

US Arctic officials don’t expect big policy changes with Trump presidency

Most of the State Department's Arctic team remains intact, and members hope the emphasis on climate will also remain, despite the new president's views → Read More

President's view of research casts shadow over Alaska marine science conference

Much of the work being discussed at the symposium probes effects of climate change, which the new president has disputed. → Read More

Does the ‘Blob’ foretell the North Pacific’s future? A scientist says yes.

High ocean temperatures, associated with algal blooms and animal die-offs, are expected to become the norm later in the 21st century. → Read More

Alaska's 2016 was warmest year on record

The state’s average 2016 temperature of 31.9 degrees Fahrenheit was a whopping 5.9 degrees Fahrenheit above the long-term average. → Read More

Slowing climate warming called the only hope for polar bears in the long term

The federal government's new conservation plan for polar bears, required by the Endangered Species Act, emphasizes the threat to sea ice habitat but also includes short-term recommendations. → Read More

Alaska gulls are picking up antibiotic-resistant bacteria that could infect humans

Though E. coli is associated with many human illnesses, there is no sign that strains in Kenai Peninsula gulls have affected people. → Read More

Change in the Arctic this year was unlike any ever before, scientists say

Air and sea-surface temperatures are higher and sea ice is sparser in a year that scientists said was unprecedented. → Read More

Fishing ban in international Arctic waters remains elusive

Nine nations and the EU are on board with the goal, but obstacles need to be overcome before there is a binding agreement. → Read More

New mapping shows extent of yellow-cedar die-off in Alaska; analysis forecasts big losses in the future

The iconic coastal rainforest trees, slow-growing and long-lived, are dying off as the climate warms and root-insulating snowpack declines → Read More

No Endangered Species Act listing for Iliamna Lake’s harbor seals

The freshwater seals of Iliamna Lake are different from other seals in the North Pacific, but they failed to qualify for special protection under the Endangered Species Act, NOAA says. → Read More

Large die-off of tufted puffins in Pribilofs seems linked to warm conditions

More than 200 of the iconic Alaska birds have washed ashore dead, and bodies are emaciated, indicating lack of food → Read More

Will Trump reverse protective Obama policies in the Arctic? It’s unknown now

The president-elect is a climate-change skeptic, but his general views on Arctic issues are not clear. → Read More

Return to 'Mount McKinley'? Trump's intentions unclear

As a candidate, he blasted the Obama administration's change of the Alaska mountain's name to Denali and vowed to reverse it. → Read More

Invasive plant discovered near Anchorage’s Potter Marsh

Elodea, a fast-growing leafy plant, is now in a roadside ditch at the marsh, and a response plan is in the works. → Read More

Alaska Trump supporters take delight in his strong showing

Voters and state GOP leaders, like others in the nation, didn't let concerns about Trump's personal baggage affect their votes → Read More

Newly discovered virus could be behind deformed bird beaks

If the virus is at fault for beak deformities in chickadees and other species, there are steps bird lovers can take to reduce risks to birds. → Read More