Locals who depend on the sea for food and culture are trying to understand the risks to traditional foods and wildlife ...

Following reporting by KYUK, ProPublica and NPR, lawmakers tripled the funding the state would allocate toward school ...

This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views of climate change, the environment and related topics. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and ...

About six-in-ten Americans say countries around the world, including the U.S., will not do enough to avoid the worst effects ...

Natural disasters like the one at Tracy Arm fjord, about 45 miles south of Juneau, could become more common as climate change ...

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are moving forward with their climate plan despite the loss of state support and ...

When the remnants of Typhoon Halong’s flood water receded last October, entire villages had been leveled by the storm.

A just-released update from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center says there is a 2 in 3 chance that El Niño's peak strength will be strong or very strong. Here's what to know.

A preliminary study suggests that blocking off the waterway between Russia and Alaska could help the survival of a key system of ocean currents. But there could be potential unforeseen consequences, p ...

Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Let’s kick off the week with a quick roundup of some science news you may have missed. First, ...

A new study is warning of the risks climate change is having on areas of Alaska. A mega tsunami hit the region last year after a coastal landslide in the Tracy Arm fjord, a narrow sea inlet. The huge ...

Tracy Arm Fjord, in southeastern Alaska within the Tongass National Forest, presents a majestic vista, with a narrow sea inlet surrounded by towering granite cliffs, waterfalls and glaciers. One ...