ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The first batch of new, more accurate Alaska maps that will eventually cover the whole state is out and free to the public as part of a state and federal project to replace old ...

From the Aleutian Islands to the North Slope, Alaska's massive and varied terrain has now been mapped in an unprecedented way, exactly a year after President Barack Obama announced the new Arctic ...

A map shows where in Alaska may be at risk of serious flooding from sea level rise by 2100. A new study from University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student Richard Buzard, found that communities in ...

The first batch of new, more accurate Alaska maps that will eventually cover the whole state is out and free to the public as part of a state and federal project to replace old topographic maps that ...

A new digital geologic map of Alaska is being released providing land users, managers and scientists geologic information for the evaluation of land use in relation to recreation, resource extraction, ...

Most of the reconfigured forecast zones are located around northern Alaska, the area managed by the National Weather Service's Fairbanks Forecast Office. (from National Weather Service) The National ...

MYSTIC PASS, Alaska — In the age of Google Earth, it's tempting to think human knowledge of the world is complete, with no frontiers to be charted. Which is why Alex Stack thought modern technology ...

KETCHIKAN, Alaska — James and Bill Montivér had just finished boxing up their home on a steep road in Ketchikan, a fishing community turned cruise ship stop in southeast Alaska, when they heard a ...

(CN) — The White House Arctic initiative released the first 3-D topographic maps of Alaska, nearly a year after President Barack Obama's announcement of a public-private collaboration to map the ...

Alaska's Mount Spurr is showing signs of renewed activity and scientists have warned that the volcano could soon erupt for the first time in three decades. The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) has ...

AN EARTHQUAKE in near Anchorage in Alaska sparked tsunami warnings along the coast of the USA and Canada earlier today. After the tsunami warnings were cancelled, these maps show where the earthquake ...