Alaska is a U.S. state situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, sharing the upper portion of the landmass with Canada. The area is vast, covering some 663,000 square miles, ...

According to Scientific American, Alaska is experiencing an unusually warm period of weather because of a "strong bubble of warm air" and high pressure, as meteorologist Greg Michels detailed. The ...

Soils are warming quickly and at considerable depth across Alaska, with temperatures rising fastest in the state's permafrost region, a trend that could accelerate climate change and undermine the ...

While Alaska has experienced some unusual weather in the past few months, including not having the much-needed snow necessary for the annual running of the Iditarod dogsled race, temperatures for ...

A scorching hot day in Alaska’s Arctic set multiple records Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. At Deadhorse, the industrial camp community next to the Prudhoe Bay oil field, the ...

Websites can be scrubbed of climate change references and the U.S. halted from international and national climate assessments, but rising temperatures leave their own evidence, especially in the ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The National Weather Service has issued the first ever Heat Advisory for Alaska in the Fairbanks area to prepare for the warmer than normal temperatures expected over the next few days ...