The U.S. Tsunami Warning System has issued a tsunami warning in southern Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula following a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that occurred approximately 55 miles to the southwest of Sand Point at 10:48 pm this evening. The quake occurred at a depth of 13 miles and prompted a tsunami warning from Kennedy Entrance, […]
JUNEAU – This week, the clock ran out on the Alaska Legislature’s constitutional opportunity to reject Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s $444 million in budget vetoes through an override vote supported by three-quarters of lawmakers. This is not the end, and the fight to restore funding for essential services continues with a great sense of urgency. […]
(Juneau, AK) – Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy Tuesday announced the future deployment of approximately ten soldiers from the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment to assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the U.S. southern border. The deployment, which will begin April 1, 2019 in support of aerial patrol operations […]
Scientists have used detailed high-resolution satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies’ DigitalGlobe, to detect, count and describe four different species of whales. Reported this week in the journal Marine Mammal Science, this study is a big step towards developing a cost-effective method to study whales in remote and inaccessible places, that will help scientists to monitor […]