Russian health officials Thursday reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths – 986 – for the third consecutive day, while also reporting a record 31,299 new confirmed infections. The number of new cases breaks a record set last December, and marks the first time Russia has officially reported more than 30,000 cases in a single […]
The Paris-based agency slammed rich governments for promising to “build back better” but refusing to “put their money where their mouth is.” The International Energy Agency warned Tuesday that global carbon dioxide emissions are on track to soar to record levels in 2023—and continue rising thereafter—as governments fail to make adequate investments in green energy and […]
The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) is warning that extreme heat will strike portions of the U.S. Pacific Northwest later this week, and that temperatures could exceed 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 F) for only the third time in history, in a region where many lack air conditioning. The NWS Weather Prediction Center on Wednesday described […]
“If we want to avoid catastrophic climate change, the highest priority must be to reduce CO2 pollution to zero at the earliest possible date.” New data released Monday showed atmospheric carbon dioxide reached a monthly average level of 419 parts per million in May, which is not only the maximum reading ever recorded since accurate measurements […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy Friday announced the daily value of the Alaska Permanent Fund reached an all-time record high of $80.1 billion. “The Permanent Fund has done an exceptional job and we are seeing the highest returns ever in a single year. Following a year of hardship due to the pandemic, the […]
Photo: The Douglas World Cruisers above Seward, Alaska. National Archives
CHICAGO – Months after record-high U.S. voter turnout propelled Democrats to victory in the 2020 elections, giving them control of the White House and both houses of Congress, Republicans are attempting to reshape election laws in state legislatures across the nation. In state after state, Republicans seek to limit opportunities for early and absentee balloting […]
Jan. 23, 2021, is the 50th anniversary of Alaska’s all-time cold temperature: minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit, recorded by a weather observer at Prospect Creek Camp. Now a clearing in the woods, Prospect Creek Camp was located near the confluence of Prospect Creek and the Jim River, just north of the Arctic Circle and about 160 […]
77,640 new Covid-19 cases were reported on Thursday. With Election Day a mere 11 days out—and after repeated claims by President Donald Trump the nation is “rounding the corner” on the virus—the number of coronavirus cases the United States has now set a new record high. According to NBC News‘s tally, 77,640 new Covid-19 cases […]