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Researchers at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) say that a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the Rat Islands, in Alaska, in the late hours of Sunday, October 30. The event took place at 10:16:21 pm (local time) at the epicenter.
That is the equivalent of 0716 UTC, on Monday, October 31. According to American... |
1 November 2011
09:47 GMT |
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The Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETMP) instrument on the NASA Landsat 7 satellite has recently imaged the Yukon River as it meanders its way through a rugged, beautiful tundra plain, towards the Bearing Sea and a large delta.
Yukon River flows from British Columbia, Canada, into the aptly-named Yukon Territory,... |
8 October 2011
15:01 GMT |
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In a move that is meant to set an example for all companies which do not comply with anti-pollution regulations, one of the world’s largest seafood processors is to pay a $2.5 million (€1.85 million) civil penalty and invest over $30 million (€22 million) in seafood processing waste controls to settle... |
30 September 2011
06:34 GMT |
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Alaska Airlines is the first major domestic airline to use iPads to replace flight manuals. They’re also exploring the replacement of paper aeronautical navigation charts with electronic versions. The initiative, dubbed "Bye, Bye, Flight Bag,", is estimated to save roughly 2.4 million pieces of paper.Alaska Air... |
30 May 2011
13:31 GMT |
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The conclusions of the most recent scientific investigation conducted on glaciers in Alaska show that ices in this area are melting down just like they are in Antarctica, Greenland and the rest of the Arctic.
Studies conducted as far back as the 1980s demonstrated without a doubt that the massive glaciers on the A... |
28 May 2011
06:35 GMT |
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Most people living in the United States and Canada know very little about the musk oxen, a large herbivorous mammal that has roamed the land for millions of years. Only small populations endured to this day, and conservations are currently renewing their efforts to protect the species. Although it's listed as LC... |
29 December 2010
06:39 GMT |
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A new study carried out by Canadian and US researchers, concluded that climate change actually causes wildfires to burn more intensely, thus releasing more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and speeding up the process.The research focused on northern wildfires and Jennifer Harden, a US Geological Survey scientist ... |
6 December 2010
03:49 GMT |
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Space is undoubtedly the last frontier, and as such it will most likely make up the target for numerous enterprises, private companies and state agencies. Aware of this, officials at the Kodiak Launch Complex, on Alaska's Kodiak Island, are doing everything they take to draw in new customers. This spaceport is a... |
3 December 2010
02:58 GMT |
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SilverStone already addressed the HTPC market by unleashing the latest Nitrogon series low profile cooler, so GlacialTech decided it would see to the needs of a different consumer base. Nevertheless, the latter still managed to stay within the so-called limits of affordability when it designed the Igloo Alaska. This ... |
13 July 2010
08:27 GMT |
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Geologists were recently able to confirm older hypothesis saying that, millennia ago, a large portion of what is now Alaska was inundated with massive amounts of water. The researchers determined that a massive flood took place at an area covering the Copper River Basin northeast of Anchorage, no more than 17,000 yea... |
6 May 2010
10:50 GMT |
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A group of researchers has recently determined that the rate at which a major portion of Alaskan glaciers is melting has been exaggerated by previous studies. The experts note that the method of calculation they used show that the actual melt rate is about 66 percent of the initially-established one. The team adds th... |
3 March 2010
02:28 GMT |
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Geologists and climatologists have been aware that global warming and climate change have been eroding the Alaskan coastline for many years, but they have been unsure of the extent of the damage until recently. After using a camera to snap a series of time-lapse photos, they are now able to conclude that the Alaskan ... |
15 December 2009
04:18 GMT |
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Under the US Endangered Species Act of 2008, the polar bear populations in Alaska have been listed with an increased risk of extinction. Global warming and human activities in the area are considerably reducing the habitats in which the bears usually live, so the US Department of the Interior has recently issued an i... |
24 October 2009
03:15 GMT |
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Winter was until recently the traditional season when up to 90 percent of bird species in the Arctic migrated South, to warmer skies. But that seems to no longer apply today. An investigation by the US Geological Service (USGS) has recently determined that as much as 30 percent of species would now rather spend their... |
17 September 2009
19:01 GMT |
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Sony has confirmed that it plans to release MotorStorm Arctic Edge on September 29. The game is only set to arrive on the PlayStation Portable handheld and there will be two versions on offer, one on the familiar UMD drive and another that can be downloaded by those who are interested in getting the PSP Go!, which is... |
1 September 2009
04:33 GMT |
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According to geological estimates, between 30 and 35 percent of the world's undiscovered oil deposits are found in the Arctic, alongside 13 percent of the globe's natural gas reserves. With the effects that global warming has on the North Pole, the ice barriers that once made it impossible to even consider ... |
29 May 2009
19:01 GMT |
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Yesterday morning, Alaska's Redoubt volcano erupted twice in the early hours, sending plumes of ash tens of thousands of feet up in the air. The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) issued an ash warning for the region, saying that large amounts of razor-sharp ash had been released from the crater. Reaching some 65,... |
27 March 2009
04:38 GMT |
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Mount Redoubt, just 100 miles off Alaska's capital Anchorage, has erupted for the first time in 20 years, totaling a number of 6 blasts, spread out between Sunday evening and Monday evening. The dangerous eruptions have sent ash about 9 miles sky-high, and the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an ash ale... |
25 March 2009
06:52 GMT |
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A new survey of a 64-kilometer (40-mile) stretch of the Beaufort Sea, in Alaska, shows that soil erosion has nearly doubled in speed and intensity over the past five years, between 2002 and 2007. This discovery has numerous important implications, including the destruction of the natural habitat of the animals and th... |
19 February 2009
05:34 GMT |
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Recent NASA observations of the world's ice spreads, via the GRACE satellite system, show that the ice in all the major reserves, including Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, and the Himalayas, is melting at an ever increasing speed. According to official estimates, over the past 5 years, more than 2 trillion tons o... |
16 December 2008
14:01 GMT |
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Some of the best locations on Earth to do that are Norway, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and not forget, Alaska. Basically, it is to be “captured” by everyone living above 60 degrees north latitude. The Northern Lights - or Aurora Borealis, as it is also called – is likely to occur mostly from S... |
10 December 2008
10:53 GMT |
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New studies show that, as soon as alcohol taxes are introduced in a country, the number of diseases associated with alcohol consumption significantly decreases, almost instantly. Beer, wine and other types of liquor account for conditions such as liver diseases and oral cancer, as well as alcohol poisoning. The curre... |
14 November 2008
02:31 GMT |
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The threat that melting glaciers pose is extremely high. If they collapse, the sea levels could rise several feet worldwide, leading to extensive flooding and the alternation of known shore lines. This means that cities such as New York, Tokyo and Bombay could be partially or totally flooded and millions of human liv... |
10 October 2008
07:10 GMT |
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Alaska surely isn't one of the mobile markets where handset manufacturers are dying to launch their products first. Therefore, the late launch of RIM's BlackBerry 8830 World Edition, BlackBerry Curve 8330 and BlackBerry Pearl 8130 in the Northern US state should not come as a surprise.The handset... |
16 September 2008
13:51 GMT |
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Motorola has just announced that their Q Smartphone will be available from now on in Alaska too. This is just one of the many expansions that Motorola has initiated lately.Concerning the new launching, Connie Dorman, director of marketing at ACS stated that "We are excited to give Alaskans the opportunity to become... |
16 May 2007
12:56 GMT |
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