Alaska’s Fat Bear Contest winner finishes ahead of the bear that killed her cub
In a storyline more suited to a soap opera than a popularity contest, Glaser won his second Fat Bear contest on Tuesday, defeating the giant male bear that killed his cub this summer. Mr. Glaser defeated Mr. Chunk with more than 40,000 votes cast by fans watching the live camera atexplore.org of Katmai National Park […]
Grazer beats the behemoth that killed her cub to win Alaska’s Fat Bear Contest
In a storyline more suited to a soap opera than a popularity contest, Glaser won his second Fat Bear contest on Tuesday, defeating the giant male bear that killed his cub this summer. Glaser defeated Chunk with more than 40,000 votes cast by fans watching live cameras from Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve. This […]
Online voting in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest starts after an attack killed 1 contestant
Let's start chunking off. Voting begins Wednesday for the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve, where viewers choose their favorite among more than a dozen brown bears that will fatten up to survive the winter. Fat Bear Week Winners Crowned in Landslide: 'Annual Celebration' of Success The contest, now […]
Multiple Chinese Military Ships Spotted Near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, U.S. Coast Guard Says
(Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images) James Myers of OANThursday, July 11, 2024 8:21 AM A Chinese naval warship was spotted off the coast of Alaska, U.S. Coast Guard officials said in a news release on Wednesday. advertisement Three of the warships were spotted about 124 miles north of Amchitka Strait in the Aleutian Islands, while […]
Alaska’s Juneau icefield is melting nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s
Alaska’s Juneau Ice Field, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is experiencing rapid melting and is currently shrinking 4.6 times faster than it was in the 1980s. The researchers tracked snow accumulation going back to 1948 and observed that melt rates have been increasing since about a decade ago. Between 2005 and 2019, 64 glaciers […]
Alaska’s capital strikes deal with cruise lines to limit passenger numbers
A new agreement between Juneau and major cruise lines aims to limit the number of passengers per day on cruise ships starting in 2026. The number of cruise passengers in Juneau surged to more than 1.6 million last year, and the increased traffic has caused tensions between businesses and residents. The agreement also includes plans […]
Climber found dead on Alaska’s Denali, the highest peak in North America
A climber was found dead on Monday on Mount Denali, North America’s highest mountain, authorities said. The day before, his family told rangers they hadn’t heard from him in several days. Denali National Park Conservancy said in a statement that the climber used a satellite communication device to contact his family while climbing Denali alone. […]
Climber in Alaska’s Denali Park National Park dies after 2 fall 1,000 feet off mountain
A two-person team fell an estimated 1,000 feet from Mount Johnson in Alaska’s Denali National Park on Thursday night, killing one climber and seriously injuring another, authorities said. The two women were tied with ropes as they climbed a steep route of rock, ice and snow known as the “escalator” on the 8,400-foot peak, according […]
One Climber Dead, Another Seriously Injured After 1000-Foot Fall Off Alaska’s Mount Johnson
One climber was killed and another seriously injured after plummeting 1,000 feet from the summit of 8,400-foot Mount Johnson in Alaska’s Denali National Park on Thursday night, authorities said. Bad weather prevented rescuers from reaching the body of Robbie Mekas, 52, until the weather cleared Saturday morning, the National Park Service (NPS) said. The surviving […]
Natural gas pipeline leak reported in Alaska’s far north
Alaska officials are responding to a pipeline leak in the Point Thomson gas field that released an as yet unknown amount of liquid natural gas condensate. Coast Guard finds two dead and rescues three from capsized boat near Sitka, Alaska The state Department of Environmental Protection said in its initial incident report that the operator, […]