In the Arctic, permafrost plays a crucial role in building infrastructure ... We didn’t have that for Alaska,” says Witharana. The motivation behind this research stems from the need to ...

Three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and were likely killed under the weight of snow nearly as deep as a 10-story building ...

The Columbia, a mainliner in the Alaska Marine Highway System ... last week to launch a new study to examine the feasibility of building a road – and other infrastructure – that it says ...

An avalanche in Alaska backcountry swept up and buried three skiers under a blanket of snow that could be as deep as a 10-storey building, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. While troopers have ...