Alaska is a prime location for birdwatchers. Local guides help avian observers check bristle-thighed curlews off their bucket ...

Civil War veteran Charles Raymond was 27 when he accepted an assignment to visit the new U.S. territory of Alaska, a place so ...

Charles Walker Raymond’s six-month mission in 1869 resulted in not only in the establishment of America’s newest trading post ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 61 °F (16.1 °C). Winds WSW at 19 to 20 mph (30.6 to 32.2 kph). Night - Mostly cloudy with a 54% chance of precipitation. Winds from WSW to W at 12 to 20 mph (19.3 to ...

KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard commissioned its newest cutter, Coast Guard Cutter John Witherspoon (WPC 1158) for official entry into its service fleet during a ceremony held in Kodiak, Thursday.

Explore local sea level rise and coastal flooding risks worldwide with maps that use the most advanced available global model of coastal elevations. The Climate Shift Index: Ocean (Ocean CSI ...

crew displays signal flags during the cutter’s commissioning ceremony at Coast Guard Base Kodiak, Alaska, April 3, 2025. The commissioning marked the first of three fast response cutters scheduled to ...

Coastal Risk Finder, Climate Central’s new interactive map resource, shows who’s at risk from worsening coastal floods driven by rising seas in the U.S. — and what’s being done to adapt.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - It’s a battle of two seasons across the state, as winter remains to the north, while spring is spreading across the gulf coast region ... trigger an avalanche around a foot ...

In response to rising surf and rip current fatalities, the NHC will now provide a national rip current risk map, highlighting dangerous conditions stemming from both local and distant hurricanes.

Photo by Elianne Dipp via pelxels The migration off Alaska’s coast offers a magnificent opportunity for whale watchers to witness these creatures up close. Juneau, Seward, and the waters near ...