Arctic Alaska House race focuses on issues that candidates say unite the remote region
The person who represents the nation’s northernmost legislative district in the Alaska House of Representatives is tasked ...
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In Arctic, Putin is flexing the strength of his alliances, Murkowski says
Lisa Murkowski has a theory about why Russian President Vladimir Putin has been conducting joint military exercises in the Arctic with China ... have come close to Alaska.
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Scientists Issue 'Giant Mercury Bomb' Warning
It is found in polar regions and high-altitude areas, such as the Arctic, Siberia, Alaska and northern Canada, and can be between a few feet and thousands of feet thick. The "active layer" on top ...
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Lawmakers, Alaska Native groups urge new Arctic oil restrictions
The areas protect the Arctic’s diverse wildlife — like caribou herds and thousands of migrating bird species — primarily from development by the Alaska oil industry. Monday was the deadline ...
US Army deploys ‘Arctic Angels’ soldiers to remote part of Alaska amid Russian exercises
US Army soldiers were deployed to a remote island southeast of Alaska last week as part of a “force protection operation” ...
Russo-Chinese Arctic war games spur US response as Alaska officials warn only strength can deter crisis
The Army deployed about 130 airborne members to Shemya Island on the far end of the Aleutian chain in response to aggression ...
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Exact date new weather maps turn blue with Arctic blast bringing 0C freeze
New weather maps show another blast of freezing weather on the way after Brits were left shivering in this week's Arctic plunge.
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New weather maps show exact date 800-mile Arctic blast will hit Britain with 6C plunge
New weather maps have shown “colder Arctic air” sweeping across the entire length of the country, bringing low temperatures and even a chance of snow in the high peaks of Scotland. According ...
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‘Mercury bomb’: Melting Arctic permafrost releasing vast quantities of toxic metal
The Yukon river, which flows through Alaska towards ... tend to accumulate in the Arctic. Once there, it becomes part of the ecosystem, cycling through plants, animals and soil.
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Scientists have more evidence to explain why billions of crabs vanished around Alaska
The decline of the Alaskan snow crab signals a wider ecosystem change in the Arctic, as oceans warm and sea ice disappears. The ocean around Alaska is now becoming inhospitable for several marine ...
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‘Mercury bomb’ threatens food chain as Arctic thaws, researchers warn
Some scientists are warning that thawing of the Arctic and other northern latitudes ... NORWEGIAN CRUISE SHIP DAMAGED AFTER STRIKING ICEBERG IN ALASKA ...