This Day in Alaska History-May 21st, 1915
Alaska Delegation Celebrates First Oil from Pikka Development
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska), Monday celebrated an announcement from Santos and Repsol that first oil has been produced at the Pikka development on Alaska’s North Slope. “This is one of the most significant achievements on the North Slope in decades and further cements the region’s […]
Study: Tiny rodent-like mammals outlasted Arctic dinosaurs
Note: Adapted from a University of Colorado Boulder news release by Yvaine Ye. More than 70 million years ago, the Arctic was a lively place for some of Earth’s ancient mammals. Today, their fossil teeth are offering clues about where they came from and how they outlived the dinosaurs. In a new study published […]
Alaska climate report: April brought sharp weather swings
April was a month of meteorological change in Alaska, as expected each year. What stood out this time, however, was the wide range of conditions during those changes. April featured several storms that brought unsettled weather and strong temperature swings, particularly in the state’s northern and interior regions, according to the monthly summary from […]