Ash from Russian volcano has moved over open waters of the eastern Pacific, but Volcanic Ash Advisories remain in effect as aircraft need to continue to stay away from the ash.
ConocoPhillips Alaska says a shallow gas reservoir that a waste disposal well had come into contact with was the source of a natural gas release first detected last month at one of its North Slope drill sites.
The natural gas leak that was detected at a North Slope oilfield operated by ConocoPhillips Alaska on Friday is still ongoing, and the cause is still being investigated. The company evacuated employees from the area on Monday.
The Alaska Earthquake Center has had their interest piqued by the earthquake that occurred on Monday, September 13th due to its close proximity to other quakes in the past.
Fairbanks is a town founded on gold mining, but a recent project to search for gold in the area is causing alarm among some residents. Felix Gold and Milrock Resources are in a strategic partnership to explore for gold in the Fairbanks area.
With temperatures in the upper 80′s, Fairbanks is seeing record hot weather. According to the National Weather Service, Monday had a high of 88 that broke an over 100 year old record from 1919. Tuesday once again broke the record with an official high of 90, three degrees higher than the previous record.
With fire season still in effect, The Alaska Department of Fish and Game explains the positive and negative effects wildfires have on the environment in the Interior.
A split federal appeals court panel has sent back for further legal review a 2019 decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw proposed restrictions on large-scale mining in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region.
Both Republican and Democratic senators are pressing Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for answers after a federal court blocked the Biden administration’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters.
The shaker left many people in Anchorage wondering if it was a result of the 2018 quake, but Alaska Earthquake Center Director Michael West said it was too far from the 2018 epicenter and is considered its own earthquake.
The Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility north of Fairbanks is nearly twice as big as it was last year. Construction crews spent the cold winter months digging out additional passageways in the tunnel to expand their research capabilities. The project was part of a 10 year tunnel expansion.
By Aaron Morrison, Melissa Frey and Gilbert Cordova
With water continuing to overflow the banks and the ice jam remaining in place, the National Weather Service out of Fairbanks has issued a flood warning for the area.
What is green-up? “We define green-up as the time of the year when the buds on the tree come out and then we just see the green across the city,” said NWS meteorologist Alex Young.
The Yukon River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission met to discuss low numbers of King Salmon for the upcoming fishing season and the impact that will have on villages along the river.
The U.S. Army Alaska has been working with Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District to monitor the Jarvis Creek near Delta Junction. Each year the creek experiences aufeis which causes it to spill its banks and create a new watershed.
After a record 183 days of temperatures in Fairbanks staying under 40 degrees, spring finally seems to arrived but warmer temperatures can cause flooding as snow melts.
Each spring migratory birds from around the world congregate on Fairbanks and land at Creamers Field. However, after a winter of snowfall, the observatory is completely buried leaving no where for the birds to land. Fortunately for birds and bird watchers alike, crews from the Fairbanks International Airport Field Maintenance plow the land each spring.
After a unseasonably mild winter, the cold weather in Fairbanks has decided to stick around for a while longer. According to Karen Endres, a hydrologist with the national weather service, the record snow and cold temperatures for April means that ice thickness in many places is above average.
Margaret Murie was one of the biggest contributors to the preservation of Alaska's wilderness and heavily contributed to the creation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The recent snow and end of winter has moose looking for easier walking and more food. Fish and Game say let them find it themselves and watch out for them on the roads.
Snow is in the forecast and the National Weather Service in Fairbanks wants everyone to know that they can help track snowfall around Fairbanks and provide important data to the meteorologists.
