Is climate change a religious issue? A group of Alaskans says yes. They joined together this weekend in Anchorage for an interfaith Earth Care Jamboree.
Weather
California Governor Declares Emergency Amid Massive Wildfires
Years of drought have helped fuel two fast-moving blazes near San Francisco. Gov. Jerry Brown said his emergency declaration will speed up the removal of debris caused by the fires.
Heavy rains, high winds expected for Juneau
The National Weather Serivce has issued a flood watch for Juneau, Gustavus and Hoonah starting Thursday afternoon.
Unusual tropical storm system headed toward Southeast
“We get influence from tropical systems frequently. The unique thing about this is we can see it on the map and that’s pretty unusual.”
Weather expected to halt Sitka landslide recovery effort
Search teams in Sitka were racing the clock Friday as they worked to find the third victim of Tuesday’s landslide before the arrival of a new storm.
Second body recovered from Sitka landslide
Search crews recovered a second body from the Kramer Avenue landslide in Sitka Thursday. The discovery was made near the location of the first body, which was found Wednesday evening.