Cam Webb and Steffi Ickert-Bond May 5, 2024 May 5, 2024 The first sign of active plant life after the long Interior Alaska winter is the appearance of soft, fuzzy, young catkins on felt-leaf ...
Permafrost underlies the surface of one-quarter of the globe’s land and more than half of Alaska. That frozen ground would seem to stall microbes — especially in winter — but scientists have ...
Unusually warm conditions, connected to long-term climate change, are taking a toll on traditional winter sports in much of Alaska. Skiers in the 2025 Tour of Anchorage, held on March 2.