Alaska

US marks 22nd anniversary of September 11 attacks

Sep 11, 2023

United States on Monday marked the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack where hijacked airliners crashed into the World Trade Center

Russian Navy warships return after joint-patrolling

Aug 28, 2023

After combined patrolling of the Pacific Ocean with Chinese warships for more than three weeks, manoeuvres that came close to the US West Coast,

Crammed with tourists, Alaska’s capital wonders what will happen

Aug 16, 2023

Thousands of tourists spill onto a boardwalk in Alaska’s capital city every day from cruise ships towering over downtown.

Alaska coast down to map deep and remote ocean

Aug 15, 2023

For the team aboard the Okeanos Explorer off the coast of Alaska, exploring the mounds and craters of the sea floor along the Aleutian Islands

Earthquake of magnitude 7.0 jolts Alaska, Tsunami warning issued

Jul 16, 2023

An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 hit 801km SW of Homer in Alaska, US, on Sunday, the National Centre of Seismology (NCS) reported.

Solar storm expected to make Northern Lights visible

Jul 9, 2023

A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights.

Odd spiral appears amid northern lights

Apr 18, 2023

Northern light enthusiasts got a surprise mixed in with the green bands of light dancing in the Alaska skies: A light baby blue spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the aurora for a few minutes.

Alaska volcano could mean eruption coming

Mar 10, 2023

A swarm of earthquakes occurring over the past few weeks has intensified at a remote Alaska volcano dormant for over a century.

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska

Mar 6, 2023

33 Iditarod sled dog race mushers to trek across Alaska. The race to Nome began Sunday for 33 mushers in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska.