The seasons shift and the weather changes, but the angling never really stops. And with winter upon us, the waters are frozen over, setting the stage for another hardwater season. To help you get ready for it, we’ve prepared our yearly list of the best ice-fishing destinations in Alaska. From remote gems to some of […]
UPDATE: AST has identified the woman in the river ice incident as 45-year-old Eagle River resident Amanda Richmond. The search for her remains continue Tuesday. ORIGINAL: The Alaska Dive Search, Rescue, and Recovery Team and troopers continue their search for a missing woman who disappeared beneath the water near the North Fork Eagle River Trail […]
Ocean temperatures in the Bering Strait and heat transport through the region have increased over the past 20 years. New modeling using a range of temperatures shows that reduced regional September sea ice occurs one to three months after a heat increase. That’s the preliminary finding of research by University of Alaska Fairbanks doctoral student […]
SAN FRANCISCO — In December 2006, I sat in a similar carpeted room in this city and listened to scientists talk about an Alaska-size chunk of sea ice that was no longer floating on the northern oceans compared to previous years. That meant that the “refrigerator of the northern hemisphere” was much less powerful than […]