Leaving the relative shelter of Alaska, this is where ocean sailing gets real. Crossing to Greenland means braving big water, freezing temps, and the kind of distance that demands everything.

The amount of sea ice off western Alaska is jaw-droppingly low this winter — hurting hunters and coastal communities — thanks to an "abnormal" streak of Pacific Ocean storms and unusually ...

June marks the thaw and breakup season for most of Alaska. Though unusual, June snowfall is not unprecedented in the Brooks Range, which features elevations exceeding 4,000 feet. Snowstorms this time ...

Two cold seas off the coast of Alaska, nearly 3,000 miles from Michigan, appear to increasingly hold the key to how much the Great Lakes will ice over in winter, according to new research.

An industrial community near the Arctic Ocean that supports Alaska’s North Slope oil fields hit a record 89 degrees Fahrenheit this week.

The town of Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, has a population just shy of 5,000 people. It is situated along Alaska’s North Slope on the Arctic Ocean and sits at 71.17 degrees North latitude ...

At Nome – one of the very few places in western Alaska where we have long-term ocean level information – the ocean was 10.5 feet (3.2 meters) above the low-tide line on Sept. 17, 2022.

Alaska’s snow crab show resilience to ocean acidification, which is underway in the Bering Sea. Study a possible bright spot for species hammered by a warmth-triggered crash.

An industrial community near the Arctic Ocean that supports Alaska’s North Slope oil fields hit a record 89 degrees Fahrenheit (31.6 C) this week, the warmest temperature Deadhorse has seen in ...

An industrial community near the Arctic Ocean that supports Alaska’s North Slope oil fields hit a record 89 degrees Fahrenheit (31.6 C) this week, the warmest temperature Deadhorse has seen in ...