A major ocean current in the Arctic, the Beaufort Gyre, is changing rapidly due to climate warming—and this could trigger a ...

Shifting currents, increased freshwater input from melting ... The loss of corals may dramatically impact a diversity of sea life that depends on Alaska corals, and many undocumented areas of coral ...

He identified record flood events, estimated current flood exposure ... of buildings in analyzed communities in Alaska face potential flooding. As sea levels continue to rise this percentage ...

Coldest temperatures remain over northern and western Alaska. Sunshine is likely for interior, southcentral and southeast ...

A volcano near Alaska’s largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at Mount Spurr in the next few weeks or months has increased ...

A sea otter feeding in Glacier Bay, Alaska photographed by scientist Jim Bodkin. Click image for a larger view. Ironically, it is the otter's fur that brought the animal to the brink of extinction.