Earlier in the day, laser sensors indicated that water levels in Suicide Basin were dropping, which can signal the start of a glacial outburst flood. Now, water levels are back on the rise
Environment
In Fat Bear Week rematch, mama bear Grazer defeats rival that killed her cub
The 2023 winner beat Chunk, whose attack on her cubs postponed this year’s Katmai National Park and Preserve contest.
Spruce Root’s ‘green bank’ receives $10 million boost for clean energy projects
The Native-led economic development nonprofit will dole out loans to help Southeast Alaska communities ditch fossil fuels.
In surprising move, Bering Sea snow crab fishery to reopen after 2-year closure
According to Fish and Game, estimates of total mature male biomass are above the threshold required to open the fishery.
Dozens of fish died near Kensington mine; months later, regulators haven’t determined what killed them
State fish scientists say the circumstances of the fish kill suggest that it stems from a water quality problem, but regulators say they’re still waiting from data from the Kensington gold mine’s operator.
Juneau hunters recount brown bear attack on Admiralty Island that left one battered, but alive
Even though everyone walked away from the encounter with a brown bear sow, it left the seasoned hunters rattled.
Community-led flood fighting group discusses evacuation plans for Mendenhall River neighbors
About 60 people crowded into Riverside Baptist Church on Thursday evening. Most of them experienced flooding firsthand during the record-breaking glacial outburst in August.
Fat Bear Week returns to Katmai National Park
Katmai National Park and Preserve’s annual celebration of brown bears gearing up for hibernation kicked off Wednesday morning.
Juneau city leaders propose sandbags, flood barriers for short-term flood mitigation in the Mendenhall Valley
In a special Assembly meeting Thursday afternoon, the City and Borough of Juneau introduced phase one of its flood fighting plan.
Fat Bear Week delayed after a ‘beloved bear’ dies on camera
Video footage of the incident shows bear number 469 attacking bear number 402 and apparently drowning her after a struggle.