The Russian navy conducted major war games near Alaska involving dozens of ships and aircraft, the military said Friday, the biggest such drills in the area since Soviet times. Russia’s navy chief, Adm. Nikolai Yevmenov, said that more than 50 warships and about 40 aircraft were taking part in the exercise in the Bering Sea, … Read more
The Russian navy conducted major war games near Alaska involving dozens of ships and aircraft, the military said Friday, the biggest such drills in the area since Soviet times. Russia’s navy chief, Adm. Nikolai Yevmenov, said that more than 50 warships and about 40 aircraft were taking part in the exercise in the Bering Sea, … Read more
Alaska’s Attorney General has resigned just hours after it emerged publicly that he had sent hundreds of text messages to a young female employee who he had asked to come to his home more than a dozen times. Attorney General Kevin Clarkson, 61, sent his resignation letter to Governor Mike Dunleavy on Tuesday after it was … Read more
Alaska’s Attorney General has resigned just hours after it emerged publicly that he had sent hundreds of text messages to a young female employee who he had asked to come to his home more than a dozen times. Attorney General Kevin Clarkson, 61, sent his resignation letter to Governor Mike Dunleavy on Tuesday after it was … Read more
Fisherman holds his nerve as bear snatches a salmon off his line in Alaska A man is fishing for salmon in a remote part of Alaska when a bear approaches The hungry bear steals the salmon straight from the end of his line and runs away Amazingly, the fisherman keeps his cool throughout the nail-biting encounter By … Read more
Earthquake in Alaska: Tsunami warning after enormous 7.8m tremor strikes off coast The shallow quake struck at 6.12am Wednesday and triggered a tsunami warning It hit around 500 miles southwest of Anchorage and 60 miles south of Perryville A distance of 200 miles surrounding the epicentre is at risk of a tsunami By Emer Scully … Read more
Earthquake in Alaska: Tsunami warning after enormous 7.8m tremor strikes off coast The shallow quake hit at 6.12am Wednesday and triggered a tsunami warning It hit around 500 miles southwest of Anchorage and 60 miles south of Perryville By Emer Scully For Mailonline Published: 08:10 BST, 22 July 2020 | Updated: 08:17 BST, 22 July … Read more
Scientists say a massive volcanic eruption in Alaska more than 2,500 years ago triggered a global climate shock on the other side of the Earth that led to the fall of the Roman Republic. The eruption of Mount Okmok on an Alaskan island in the year 43 BC – an event known as ‘Okmok II’ – … Read more
Global warming has unleashed an early summer in Alaska, triggering a landslide on Yudikench Peak, a mountain near Anchorage. Temperatures reached 69 degrees Fahrenheit near the mountain this month that sparked a ‘wedge failure’ – a type of land slide that occurs along multiple planes. The collapse sent debris barreling down the mountain side and … Read more
Melting glacier in Alaska could trigger a catastrophic tsunami ‘within the next year’ that would release millions of tons of rock on a nearby town, scientists warn An open letter signed by 14 experts warn a tsunami could soon occur in Alaska A retreating glacier is supporting an unstable mountain slope east of Anchorage Warming … Read more