The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is the second largest region in the United States without access to broadband internet, but not for much longer.
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It’s summer, and that means the mysterious return of glacier ice worms
These thread-like worms, each only about an inch long, wiggle up en masse in the summertime, late in the afternoon, to do — what? Scientists don’t know.
Dynamic glaciers identified as cause of Southeast Alaska’s summer ice quakes
Ice quakes are believed to occur around Mt. Ogden east of Juneau when water gets underneath Wright Glacier, causing it to slip. They also occur when a glacier calves, a crevasse opens up or icebergs scrape against each other.
Tsunami threat to Whittier less severe than early estimates, scientists say
The new data has allowed researchers to drop their worst-case estimates for Whittier from a 30-foot wave to a 7-foot wave.
Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes remote part of Glacier Bay National Park
The Alaska Earthquake Center puts the epicenter directly under the Riggs Glacier in the park. The area is accessible to permitted boaters, backcountry campers and charter operators.
LISTEN: Alaska research shows melting permafrost is affecting infrastructure faster than expected
New research on how climate change affects things built on or in permafrost shows this type of infrastructure will deteriorate faster than expected.