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Alaska governor allows bills on fishing and accounting to become laws
Gov. Mike Dunleavy allowed three bills to become law this week without his signature, creating two fishing-related laws and ...
U.S. Coast Guard detects Chinese research ship off of Alaska
A Chinese research ship named the Xue Long 2 was detected 290 nautical miles north of Utqiagvik, Alaska on Friday, the United ...
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Magnitude 7.3 earthquake shakes Sand Point and triggers tsunami warning for Southwest Alaska
The National Weather Service has lifted a tsunami advisory for communities on the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island after a ...
Bits of fishing gear and buoys dominate marine debris load in Alaska, report says
Marine debris that pollutes Alaska’s expansive coastlines is dominated by discarded fishing material, a stark difference from ...
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A tsunami warning is in effect along parts of Alaska's southern coast after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
A lightly populated stretch of Alaska’s southern coast was under a tsunami warning Wednesday after a strong earthquake was ...
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67-degree day in Kodiak, Alaska, sets new statewide temperature record
On Sunday, Kodiak Island in southern Alaska hit 67 degrees. That’s warmer than it was in Southern California that same day. This set a record for the warmest December day in Alaska, according to ...