NASA is studying "thermokarsts" in Alaska, lakes that appear as permafrost there thaws. These lakes can release high levels of methane, a dangerous gas for climate change. As temperatures rise and ...

Alaska lakes are experiencing a surprising rise in a rare hazard, now it is becoming more common as climate change worsens. Lake tsunamis occur when landslides fall in small areas of water. Although ...

Whether you're traveling out to the far flung, black sand beaches of the Aleutian Islands or deep in the woods of Tongass National Forest, where hikers can safely watch bears in their own habitat, ...

Alaska's bushy willows can temporarily counteract some of the effects of climate change in one of the world's most quickly warming places, researchers have discovered. Bushwhacking through dense ...

As climate change warms the Arctic, permafrost is thawing, and carbon trapped within the soil is moving into the atmosphere. Permafrost stores twice as much carbon as the atmosphere, but the degree to ...

Driving by one of Anchorage's many park-side lakes the other day, I was struck by the number of people crouching upon its frozen surface, intensely focused on their feet. Adults, kids, and a handful ...

FAIRBANKS - Minnesota is the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but Alaska has more than that in the great expanse of flatlands north of the Brooks Range. These ubiquitous far-north bodies of water — most of them ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The state Fish and Game Department has suspended its fish stocking program after hundreds of rainbow trout and Arctic grayling died when they were put into warm lakes. Temperature ...

ALLISON LAKE, ABOVE VALDEZ — Three men dressed in full rain gear crept like ants across a bumpy green landscape late last month. Using a metal pole that was part of a boat frame, together they lugged ...