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The remnant storms of Typhoon Halong tore into western Alaska with such ferocity that they pulled Steven Anaver’s home from its foundation and buoyed it across choppy water — with him inside. “I was inches away from death,” he wrote on Facebook. The storms’ blistering winds and record-high water levels laid waste to several small communities on Oct. 12, displacing …

The remnant storms of Typhoon Halong tore into western Alaska with such ferocity that they pulled Steven Anaver’s home from its foundation and buoyed it across choppy water — with him inside. Videos he shared Monday with The Associated Press convey the desperate scene as the waters rose inside his home and the flooding raged outside. The storms’ blistering winds …

The remnant storms of Typhoon Halong tore into western Alaska with such ferocity that they pulled Steven Anaver’s home from its foundation and buoyed it across choppy water — with him inside. Videos he shared Monday with The Associated Press convey the desperate scene as the waters rose inside his home and the flooding raged outside. The storms’ blistering winds …

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Remnants of a powerful typhoon swept into Western Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Oct. 12, 2025, producing a storm surge that flooded villages as far as 60 miles up the river. The water pushed homes off their foundations and set some afloat with people inside, officials said. More than 50 people had to be …

One of Alaska’s biggest airlifts is now underway, after massive storm  The Washington Post Hundreds evacuating from hardest hit Western Alaska villages following storm  Alaska Public Media In photos: Mass evacuation of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok residents begins from western Alaska  Alaska Beacon Alaska airlifting hundreds from coastal villages devastated by flooding  CBS News Hundreds airlifted out of Alaskan villages ravaged by ex-typhoon  USA Today Source …

President Donald Trump has reversed the previous administration’s decision to block the Ambler Road Project in Alaska, clearing the way for notable domestic infrastructure and mining developments. The administration also brokered a $35.6 million federal investment for a 10% stake in Trilogy Metals (AMEX:TMQ), which holds extensive mining claims in the region. “It is an economic gold mine, so to …

UNLEASHING ALASKA’S EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCE POTENTIAL: Today, President Donald J. Trump approved the appeal of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA), directing his Administration to promptly issue authorizations necessary for the establishment of the Ambler Road Project. This project will provide road transportation access to the Ambler Mining District. The Amber Road Project is a proposed 211-mile industrial road …

Fat Bear Week Voting Begins at Alaska’s Katmai National Park  The New York Times Fat Bear Week 2025 is the distraction everybody needs  CNN Alaska’s Fat Bear Week kicks off with online voting to crown the most oversized ursine  AP News Which Alaskan brown bear is the fattest? People encouraged to weigh in.  The Boston Globe Why this year’s Fat Bear Week contestants are …

It’s that time of year again, when audiences turn to a welcome distraction from the heavy news cycle: Katmai national park and preserve in southern Alaska is celebrating its fattest brown bears. The park is set to kick off its annual Fat Bear Week on Tuesday, an online competition where the public votes for the park’s fattest brown bear. The …

A researcher from Italy is missing after falling into a stream on Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier – after the body of another man, a hiker from Arizona, was found earlier this week off a trail near the glacier, authorities said. According to the state department of public safety, Alaska wildlife troopers received a report on Tuesday that a man had gone …