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What is now Southeast Alaska – called the Alexander terrane by geologists – probably started out near the equator.

With permafrost thaw in the Arctic rapidly outpacing previous projections, researchers are racing to understand the impacts of an increasingly unstable future.

Today, most climate science is done with satellites, sensors and complicated computer models. But it all started with two glass tubes.

Many Alaskans will get a tsunami warning on Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. It’s a test, but the people sending it out are worried that not everyone will know that.

Activity at the volcanoes peaked between March 9 and 11.

Alaska’s coastal erosion problems have led to a growing field of research into what can be done about it.

The discovery adds Venus to a short list of bodies in our solar system known to be volcanically active.

“That was one heck of a ride,” said NASA astronaut Nicole Mann after landing into the Gulf of Mexico.

Two western Aleutian volcanoes are showing signs of unrest, signaling the potential for an eruption in the coming days or weeks. Tanaga and Takawangha Volcanoes are about 60 miles west of Adak. Earthquake activity started increasing near Tanaga on March 4, with Takawangha following on March 8, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory. “It certainly…

Weather forecasting is notoriously hard to get right, especially in Southeast Alaska. No one knows that better than National Weather Service meteorologists.