From crevasses on the Matanuska to husky pups on the Mendenhall, this Alaska adventure delivers raw wilderness thrills.

SITKAGI BLUFFS — While paddling a glacial lake complete with icebergs and milky blue water, I dipped my left hand, then tasted my fingers. Salty. That was a surprise to me, thirsty there on the edge ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A retreating glacier revealed a new island in Alaska this summer, as lake water filled in to surround a land mass once hugged by ice. As drought worsens, Western states brace for ...

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A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, and officials on Tuesday urged residents in some parts of Juneau to evacuate ahead of what could be ...

March 10 (UPI) --Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When the river level begins to rise rapidly, it's a sign that Suicide ...

ALASKA, USA — Snow-dusted peaks loom over fuzzy green forests, seven massive glaciers float in the ocean, and there’s enough marine life to fill a nature documentary. Glacier Bay National Park ...

Alaska’s glaciers respond to climate change by melting for three additional weeks with every 1 degree Celsius increase in the average summer temperature, data from satellite-mounted radars show. A ...

Two tourists fell to their deaths this week near a glacier in southeastern Alaska, in separate fatal incidents, authorities said. Juneau Mountain Rescue and multiple crews of search dogs surveyed the ...

This breathtaking aerial view of Holgate Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, captures a small boat approaching a ...