Mushers begin rugged Iditarod race after lack of snow forces major changes to iconic Alaska event
The rugged Iditarod started Monday, but a dearth of snow forced the iconic dog sled race to start further north and added a ...
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Medicare cuts threaten Alaska’s most vulnerable — and our hospitals
The News-Miner front page for Friday, Feb. 28, caused me to put my thoughts down in this Community Perspective.
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NOAA firings hit crucial Alaska weather service, fishery research
The firings dealt a blow to an agency that provides everything from weather forecasts to fisheries management to cutting-edge ...
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In 1961, a Wien Airlines pilot could see a mushroom cloud in Russia from Alaska
Although some of the details of the incident are sketchy, the U.S. government believed the account of pilot Tony Schultz.
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Earthquake activity in Alaska quieted a bit in 2024, but more landslides are being tracked
Alaska, one of the world’s most seismically active locations, just completed a relatively quiet year for earthquakes but a ...
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Lack of snow north of the Alaska Range prompts Iditarod to move official start to Fairbanks
A lack of snow along a dangerous stretch of trail has led organizers of the world’s most famous sled dog race to move the ...
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Protest to pack congressional offices spreads to Fairbanks
Shapiro said she did everything from interpretive work to staffing the Fairbanks Alaska Public Land Information Center. “I loved it. It was the best job ever,” Shapiro said. “I helped out ...
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Interior Alaska communities now along the Iditarod trail sprint to make way for mushers
Business owners and checkpoint volunteers say they're busy readying food and beds for Iditarod teams after race organizers’ ...
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Microplastics are in the fetal tissues of Alaska spotted seals, new research finds
according to research from the University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists. Lara Horstmann of the University of Alaska Fairbanks speaks on Jan. 30, 2025, at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium in ...
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University of Alaska Fairbanks to host annual Festival of Native Arts
Starting Thursday, the annual Festival of Native Arts will be taking place at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) campus ...
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Lack of snow forces Alaska’s famous Iditarod race to make ‘difficult but necessary’ change
The 2025 Iditarod race, which normally begins in Anchorage, Alaska, will begin at an alternate location this year due to a lack of snow. The main reason for the relocation to Fairbanks is the ...
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Trump’s under-the-radar Alaska order has environmentalists on edge
a professor of geosciences at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and director of the Alaska Critical Minerals Collaborative. Critical minerals have surged in popularity in recent years because ...