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How Might it be Different Now?Now, 60 years later, there are different considerations for how the U.S. should respond to a similar disaster. Alaska is a seismically active area and has had other smaller earthquakes since the Great Alaska…

The pic. above is Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska right after the big earthquake of March 27, 1964. Here the pavement sank 11 feet in response to 14 feet of horizontal movement. The quake occurred at 5:36 pm on Good…

Breadcrumb Trail LinksLocal NewsPublished Mar 27, 2024  •  Last updated 1 hour ago  •  3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.On March 27, 1964, an earthquake in Alaska…

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Aviators from the Alaska Army National Guard and the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence are training at the Marine Corps…

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - Airmen with the 168th Wing refined tactics for possible future conflicts during a shoot, move and communicate course at Eielson Air…

The Gravity for the Redefinition of the American Vertical Datum, or GRAV-D, crew with the plane affectionately named "Miss Piggy." Alaska has the longest…

At 5:36 p.m. AST on Good Friday 60 years ago, a small crack formed about 16 miles beneath the ground near Prince William Sound on the south coast of Alaska. Over the next four minutes, the rupture would grow both towards the surface and…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The National Guard’s “Always Ready, Always There” motto symbolizes its vigilant presence across the nation. In Alaska, where natural disasters like…

Call this some really honest advertising. A home in Alaska has surfaced for sale with an eye-popping price tag of $400,000 — despite being mostly swept away in a devastating flood. And the listing images show the shocking…

March 5, 2024 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Ryan Smith and Noah Smith will pay $10,000 for multiple violations of the Clean Water Act at…

Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state February 21, 2024 SEATTLE (Feb. 21, 2024) – Today, the U.S.…

BETHEL, Alaska - Bison Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, demonstrated readiness and resilience during cold weather training in Bethel Feb. 2-4. This…

1. IntroductionOngoing climate change in the Arctic has a profound impact on the environmental, social, cultural, political, economic, and security aspects of people’s lives in the region. These consequences have drawn closer attention…

A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Alaska Tuesday (January 30) morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The natural disaster was located in Chickaloon and centered at a depth of 9.7 kilometers (about 6.03 miles). An…

The mineral-rich soak at Chena Hot Springs, about 60 miles northeast of Fairbanks, has been attracting tourists since the early 1900s. Cavan…

Some of the bolts attaching door plugs onto Boeing aircraft in United Airlines’ fleet were loose, the carrier confirmed Monday in the wake of the Alaska Airlines blowout. “We have found instances that appear to relate to installation…

In early 2023, the U.S. Forest Service announced a plan to add dozens of new public-use cabins to Alaska’s trail systems. It’s the biggest cabin expansion project in Alaska in the last 50 years—and it stands to…

Sediment floating in the Gulf of Alaska lent contrasting color to this otherwise…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alaska Airlines again grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners on Sunday after federal officials indicated further maintenance might be required to assure that another inflight blowout like the one that…

The NIEHS Partnerships for Environmental Public Health (PEPH) network hosted a webinar highlighting organizations that train American Indian and Alaska Native workers and communities in hazardous materials safety, with funding from the…

For Immediate Release:January 3, 2024 Contact:Sara Groves 202-483-7382 Seattle – Alaska Airlines has landed a Compassionate Business Award, courtesy of PETA, for the oatstanding addition of oat milk coffee creamer to its in-flight…

For Immediate Release:December 27, 2023 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Los Angeles – Oh no she better don’t wear makeup that hurts animals! As everyone prepares to glam up and go out for New Year’s Eve, Alaska Thunderf*ck, Heidi N…

During a visit to Alaska in early August, Admiral Rachel Levine, M.D., the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), had the opportunity to see and hear firsthand the urgent climate and…

In 2023, USGS Alaska Science Center scientists participated in a weekly radio program and podcast called Liquid Assets, airing on KTNA 88.9 FM, a community radio for the Susitna Valley in Alaska. Radio host Jenny Willoughby talks to…

EPA selects regional Grantmaker to reduce barriers to federal funds and award thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years December 20, 2023…

Short Title: AIAN CoE Initial Announcement Back to the Grants Dashboard Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) NOFO Number:…

In May 2023, the Arctic Initiative hosted a workshop in partnership with the Science and Technology Directorate of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The focus was on the challenges posed by the impacts of rapid climate…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In late October 2023, a young sea otter pup was found in the remote coastal town of Seldovia, Alaska,…

Summary What is already known about this topic? Suicide is preventable. It disproportionately affects American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons. Previous studies have examined suicide characteristics and circumstances among…

Category: InformationBulletin Issue Time: 2023.11.06 23:20:19 UTC Preliminary Magnitude: 4.0(Ml)Lat/Lon: 57.468 / -154.146Affected Region: 70 miles SW of Kodiak City, AlaskaNote: * There is NO tsunami danger from this…

Category: InformationBulletin Issue Time: 2023.11.05 13:33:12 UTC Preliminary Magnitude: 5.3(mb)Lat/Lon: 50.420 / 176.660Affected Region: 125 miles SW of Amchitka, AlaskaNote: * There is NO tsunami danger from this…

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Category: InformationBulletin Issue Time: 2023.10.16 11:44:09 UTC Preliminary Magnitude: 6.7(Mwp)Lat/Lon: 53.077 / -175.458Affected Region: 80 miles NW of Atka Village, AlaskaNote: * There is no tsunami danger for the U.S. West…

Alaska's dynamic, often ice-covered seas are home to a remarkable diversity of life—crustaceans, fish, seals, sea lions, porpoises, whales, and more. Few places in the world offer such beauty and bounty. This region of nearly 1.5 million…

WASHINGTON, DC, Sept. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Last month, AmeriCorps leadership visited communities across Alaska to listen, learn, and identify new opportunities for the agency to work hand-in-hand with rural and tribal…

In the cold, choppy waters of Alaska’s Resurrection Bay, all eyes were on the gray water, looking for one thing only. It wasn’t a spout from humpback whales that power through this scenic fjord, or a sea otter lazing on its back,…

This National Minority Health Monthexternal icon focuses on being active and healthy. Find out what you and your family can do to be more active from home. Being physically active is one of the most important things you can do to…

NOAA is 30 days away from launching GOES-S, its newest geostationary weather satellite that will begin providing faster, more accurate data to track storm systems, lightning, wildfires, dense fog, and other hazards that threaten the…

Since 2015, scientists have been gathering data on the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault system offsite link, a 746-mile long strike-slip fault line that extends from offshore of Vancouver Island, Canada, to the Fairweather Range of…

NOAA's Hydrographic Services Review Panel, which advises the NOAA Administrator on products and services related to navigation services, water levels and currents, and positioning, will focus on Alaska and the U.S. Arctic at a public…

Home News Humpback whales September 2018 In late December 2015, Ed Lyman started getting calls from whale…

Alaska—the largest and most remote state in the United States—is filled with wilderness and beauty, and unfortunately with marine debris. With a longer coastline than all the other U.S. states combined, Alaska finds itself with the…

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, our latest podcast highlights NOAA efforts in partnership with native communities in Alaska to restore and protect precious ocean resources. In this episode, we learn just how…

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A classic example of a catcher beach along the shores of Hawaii. This map shows debris concentrations from an aerial survey done in Alaska in 2012. The map points to two known catcher…

WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Alaska to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds,…

#CLIMATECHANGE is a major theme of our current reading of "Parable of the Sower," by Octavia E. Butler. Through Butler's sci-fi lens, we gain graphic images of what our world could become, if the path we are on environmentally, is not…