Around the world, and in Alaska, 2016 was the warmest on record.
Weather
After New Year’s storm, Savoonga asks state for disaster relief
In the final days of 2016, a Bering Sea storm battered St. Lawrence Island, causing wind and water damage to many buildings in Savoonga. The community declared a local disaster and asked for assistance from the state in order to restore their livelihoods.
Treacherous conditions hospitalize two in separate accidents in Kodiak
Two injury accidents in two days have occurred along one stretch of often-icy road in Kodiak. A Kodiak teenager was injured Sunday evening when his car crashed near the Coast Guard Base. Devan Monkiewicz, 18, was driving Sunday on Rezanof Drive West when his car left the roadway and crashed in a ditch near Mile 9, Alaska State…
Ferry sailings canceled after high wind forecast
High winds and seas forecast for Lynn Canal prompted the Alaska Department of Transportation to cancel ferry sailings from Juneau to Haines and Skagway this weekend.
Newtok asks: Can the U.S. deal with slow-motion climate disasters?
Newtok is requesting a federal disaster declaration to deal with ongoing erosion and thawing permafrost. The village estimates it has just three years before it must be completely abandoned.
Wind gusts forecast up to 80 mph into the weekend
The winds have forced Alaska Marine Highway System cancellations.