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Morning Clouds & Showers Give Way to Periods of Sun
Channel 2 WeatherSunny skies will take hold for most of the Interior later this afternoon. Sufficient instability could lead to a late day shower or isolated thunderstorm over the mountains. These showers will be slow moving. If they do manage to make their way very...Tags: Weather, Weather Reports, Rivers
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Bethel and Kwethluk Residents Monitor Kuskokwim River Flood Warning
Channel 2 NewsA flood warning remains in effect for the Kuskokwim River until 10 p.m. Wednesday. The Kuskokwim breached its banks in the village of Kwethluk in the past few days. On Sunday, sick and elderly residents were evacuated to Bethel after the flood warning...Tags: Weather, Rivers, Disasters and Accidents, Weather Warnings, Floods
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Flood Warning for Kuskokwim River and Chilly Start to Work Week
Channel 2 WeatherThe flood warning for the Kuskokwim River near Aniak is scheduled to expire at 10:45 p.m. Monday. An ice jam has formed about 10 miles downstream of Aniak. Flooding has been reported and the river is expected to continue to rise. While the calendar...Tags: Weather, Rivers, Disasters and Accidents, Weather Warnings, Floods
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Quiet Spring Breakup Along Alaska Rivers Could Change Rapidly
Channel 2 NewsRiverfront communities in Alaska hold their breath this time of year as the ice breaks up and the potential for flooding becomes a serious threat. But this spring, it appears many villages are in-the-clear, at least for now. “It can seem quiet but...Tags: Rivers, Disasters and Accidents, Weather Warnings, Floods
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Tons of Suspected Japan Tsunami Debris Wash Ashore in Alaska
Tons of debris suspected to have washed into the Pacific Ocean during the March 2011 Japan tsunami, are showing up on Alaska’s coastline. On Kayak Island, roughly 60 miles southeast of Cordova, hundreds of buoys, thousands of bottles, countless...
Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pacific Ocean, Oceans
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Indonesia Earthquake: No Tsunami Watch for Alaska or West Coast States
Channel 2 NewsA tsunami watch around the Indian Ocean has been lifted hours after two powerful earthquakes hit off Indonesia's western coast. The 8.6- and 8.2-magnitude earthquakes triggered panic Wednesday afternoon or early morning Alaska time. Residents in...Tags: Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Natural Disasters, Oceans, Indonesia
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Alaska River Forecast Center Assesses Risk of Spring Floods
Those mountains loaded with heavy snow in Southcentral Alaska can bring on feelings of foreboding for hydrologists at the Alaska River Forecast Center, who are already preparing for break-up.
The unusually heavy snowpack is one of the several dominoes in...Tags: Weather, Weather Reports, Rivers, Disasters and Accidents, Floods
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Lawmakers Press for Preservation of U.S. Resource Right In Arctic: Concern Over Interest by China
Channel 2 NewsOn Monday, the 11 Alaska State Lawmakers who travelled to Washington, D.C over the weekend returned to Juneau with a sobering message about protecting America's oil and gas drilling rights in the Arctic Ocean. They said that China -- a nation of 1.3...Tags: Petroleum Industry, International Law, Oceans, Fred Dyson, Treaties
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Shell Wins Approval of Arctic Spill Response Plan
Dan JolingThe federal government has signed off on Shell Oil Co.'s spill response plan for the Chukchi Sea, clearing a major hurdle for the Houston oil giant to begin drilling vast Arctic Ocean reserves off Alaska's coast during the 2012 summer open water season...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Oil Spills, Oceans
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Fishing Report - July 28
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage – Ship creek is looking good for silver (coho) salmon fishing. Campbell Creek is still slow for silvers and it’s still too early for silvers in Turnagain Streams. Fish and Game suggests going after silvers during the flood tides at...Tags: Road Transportation, Rivers, Trout, Aquaculture, Transportation
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Fairbanks Cars Drive Over Downed Light Pole
KTUU.comAlaska State Troopers in Fairbanks reported a lights-out moment on a local road early Friday morning, when a driver fell asleep and knocked down a light pole that was driven over by two other people. Troopers say 34-year-old Fairbanks resident Chet...Tags: Chevrolet, Fairbanks, Hot Springs
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Decomposing Body Found Near Campbell Creek
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage Police say Fish and Game workers found a decomposing body in the area near the North Fork of Campbell Creek north of Dowling Road near Elmore Road. Police say the adult’s body – which they can’t tell whether it is a man or...Tags: Rivers, North Fork
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