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Permafrost melt raises threat of ‘giant mercury bomb’ in Arctic: Study
Alaska’s Yukon River may be shuttling much more than just water as it traverses the state and empties into the Bering Sea. A California-led research team has now found evidence that climate change-induced permafrost melting is unleashing long-sequestered mercury deposits into this critical freshwater artery. The release of the...
Coast Guard Foundation Activates Emergency Disaster Relief Program
Organization Provides Direct Support to Coast Guard Members Impacted by Hurricanes Beryl, Tropical Storm Debby and Other Natural Disasters. The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families, announced that its emergency disaster relief program is providing vital assistance to Coast Guard members and their families impacted by Hurricanes Beryl, Tropical Storm Debby, and glacial flooding in Juneau, Alaska. The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has already proven to be one of the most challenging in recent memory. Hurricane Beryl, a powerful Category 1 storm, made landfall in Texas, bringing with it catastrophic winds, flooding and widespread destruction. Shortly after, Tropical Storm Debby followed, bringing damaging wind, heavy rains and flooding to multiple states on the East Coast, including Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Then, just last week, a glacial dam burst releasing floodwaters that damaged more than 100 homes in Alaska.
Top Team GPA Rankings Announced for 2023-24 School Year
Alaska, Southern Utah, and San Jose State have earned the top three team grade point averages for the 2023-24 academic year, according to data provided by the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association. Sixth-three collegiate gymnastics programs achieved an average GPA of 3.5 or higher, with 1,174 individual gymnasts reaching this...
Researchers Map Alaska’s Glaciers from Above
Beginning on foot, Carnegie Mellon University’s Brandon Tober(opens in new window) donned skis to survey the accessible four-kilometer lower section of Root Glacier. Tober is part of a team of researchers working to map the glacier’s thickness and bedrock elevation using two types of ice-penetrating surveys — from the air and on the ground.
Caleb headed to U20 World Championships
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – University of Alaska Anchorage student-athlete Joshua Caleb will be taking his talents to the world stage when he competes at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru August 27-31. Caleb will represent his home country of Nigeria in the 400-meter dash and may be selected for the mixed or men's 4x400 relays.
Tragic Accident: Texas Man Plummets To Death In Alaskan Waterfall
Texas is not known for large, cascading waterfalls, and our opportunities for river rafting are somewhat limited. It's not surprising that an adventurous soul would travel thousands of miles to experience the thrill of the water in Alaska. Sadly, that adventure ended tragically for one Texas man. Larry Keith Erwin,...
Southeast Alaska tribe continues hands-on response to glacial flooding
A Southeast Alaska tribe is continuing to respond to a glacial outburst that flooded some 290 homes in Juneau. Early estimates show around 14.6 billion gallons of water were released from an ice dam on the Mendenhall Glacier. That’s according to Aaron Jacobs, a senior service hydrologist at the National Weather Service office in Juneau. […]
High School Football Opens Regular Season: Kenai, SoHi & Nikiski At Home
The 2024 high school football season-opening weekend offers home games for the three central peninsula high schools. Northern Lights Conference Soldotna Stars will host the Palmer Moose for a Division II pairing. The Stars defeated the Moose in 2023 by a score of 76-7. The Stars were the 2023 Division II State Champions with a win against the Lathrop Malemutes 64-14.
LaFrance’s new homeless coordinator says priority is securing winter emergency shelter
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Farina Brown is nine days into her role as Special Assistant on Homelessness and Health to Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance, but she is already working on a plan. Brown, who most recently worked at the Rasmuson Foundation where she was a program officer overseeing the foundation’s...
Alaska Department of Law charges two state troopers after bloody arrest in Kenai
In an extraordinary act, state prosecutors have charged two Alaska state troopers with assault after a violent late-May encounter with a Kenai Peninsula man that was caught on troopers’ body cameras. Joseph Lee Miller Jr. and Jason Allen Woodruff were each charged Wednesday in Kenai criminal court with one count of fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor. […]
Anchorage parents, students adjust to big changes on the first day of school
Thursday was the first day of school in the Anchorage School District and students, families and staff are adjusting to big changes. School start times are different for every grade this year and sixth graders joined middle schools. The parking lot at Williwaw Elementary in East Anchorage was buzzing early...
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