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In rural Alaska, a village turns to solar and biomass energies to cut diesel and save money
Every year, the Huntington family spent about $7,000 on diesel to heat the cabin during bone-chilling winters, and a few ...
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Crews scramble after heat, dry lightning spark multiple Alaska wildfires
This year's fire season started slowly due to cool and rainy weather, but it roared to life last week with near-record heat ...
A rare severe thunderstorm hit Juneau, Alaska, on Monday
Alaska’s capital city averages a single thunderstorm every two years or so. Juneau is home to about 32,000 people and is ...
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The day the US bought Alaska from Russia
Few realize that Russia established colonies in North America. But it's a fact that in the mid-18th century, Russia had begun ...
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires pours into eastern Alaska
Smoke poured over the Canadian border into eastern Alaska this weekend, bringing poor air quality to communities from ...
Alaska just issued its first-ever heat advisory. Here’s why.
For the first time, the state known for glaciers, dogsledding and northern lights issued a heat advisory, with Fairbanks ...
Hundreds take to Alaska Highway in memory of cyclist killed last year
Cyclists gathered Monday evening to honour the late Joseph Morrison - a Yukon teacher who was killed in a hit-and-run car ...
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Flood Devastates Alaska's Dalton Highway
A massive flood has wreaked havoc on the Dalton Highway, Alaska’s critical lifeline to the Prudhoe Bay oil fields, leaving a ...