The island, called Prow Knob, formed from glacier retreat, an effect of anthropogenic climate change that can have disastrous ...

A new study reveals how thawing permafrost is transforming dozens of rivers in Alaska, leading to irreversible changes.

Warming Arctic permafrost is unlocking toxic metals, turning Alaska’s once-clear rivers into orange, acid-laced streams. The ...

Warming soil releases toxic metals that threaten fish and disrupt food chains. In Alaska’s Brooks Range, rivers that were ...

Scientists say the warming climate is triggering chemical reactions that leach toxic metals into once-pristine Arctic waters, ...

Evacuations are underway in parts of Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a glacial outburst sent water rushing down the Mendenhall River and into communities across the region. “A glacial outburst has ...

A huge upstream basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier started to release on Tuesday, as officials urged residents in some parts of the state capital of Juneau to ...

In Alaska’s far north, something strange is happening. Rivers that once ran crystal clear are now turning a rusty orange, and ...