This is the moment the Portage glacier near Whittier, Alaska calved and crashed into the frozen Portage Lake, causing huge waves to break the icy lake's surface apart. Reports say two people ice ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - The Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area is closed Tuesday. The Forest Service says they are expecting a substantial portion of the glacier to collapse soon. Paul Robbins Jr.

IN Mr. G. W. Lamplugh's interesting article on “The ‘Muir Glacier’ of Alaska,” published in your issue for January 28 (p. 299), appears the erroneous statement that Glacier Bay opens into ...

A day of paddling in Alaska turned deadly yesterday: The bodies of three German tourists were recovered from Valdez Glacier Lake. Although no cause of death has been determined yet, authorities ...