which can cause lakes to form, grow, and drain. To examine how the relationship between lake area and the extent of intact permafrost varies across Alaska, the researchers used images taken nearly ...

By documenting Alaska's lakes and ponds in unprecedented detail, Levenson and colleagues show where and how water bodies can signal underlying permafrost thaw, providing a step toward a ...

Thousands of flammable lakes are popping up all over Alaska and Siberia. That's because rising global temperatures are creating these thermokarst lakes as well as the perfect storm for our ...

Lakes in the Yukon Flats region of northeast Alaska, seen with fall color. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...

Alaska State Troopers said. Troopers identified the woman as Mary Vanwaveren. A witness reported the fire to a trooper on routine patrol in the Meadow Lakes area just before 5:45 p.m. Saturday ...

Warren Hill spent more than two decades working at the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, which spans 4 million acres of coastline, forests, lakes and glaciers in ...