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NTSB: Pilots in Deadly Midair Collision Weren't in Contact
Channel 2 NewsThe pilots involved in a midair collision near Talkeetna nearly two years ago that left a family of four dead were communicating on different radio frequencies, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. A factual NTSB report, released...Tags: Radio, Boeing Co., Electronics, Federal Aviation Administration, Entertainment
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Pavlof Volcano Eruption Ongoing, Ash Up to 22K Feet
Channel 2 NewsA remote Alaska volcano continues to erupt steam, lava, and ash. Officials at the Alaska Volcano Observatory say Pavlof came back to life on May 13 and it continues to spew lava and send massive ash plumes more than 20-thousand feet into the sky....Tags: Landforms, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Volcanic Eruptions, National Weather Service
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Do Iliamna Lake Seals Warrant an Endangered Species Listing?
Channel 2 NewsLast week, National Marine Fisheries Service officials made the decision to consider listing a harbor seal population in Lake Iliamna as endangered or threatened--yet another piece of wood on the controversial fire that is the Pebble Mine project. In...Tags: Environmental Politics, Wildlife, Conservation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Biology
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Pavlof Volcano Continues to Erupt With Lava, Ash
Channel 2 NewsA remote Alaska volcano continues to erupt, spewing lava and ash clouds. The Alaska Volcano Observatory said Thursday a continuous cloud of ash, steam and gas from Pavlof Volcano has been seen 20,000 feet above sea level. The cloud was moving to the...Tags: Landforms, Volcanic Eruptions, Research, Volcanoes, U.S. Geological Survey
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Kuskokwim River Sees Struggle over Subsistence Issues
Channel 2 NewsFor Louie and Helena Andrew, subsistence fishing on the Kuskokwim River has been a way of life for more than 50 years. The married couple live in Bethel, a regional hub for Southwest Alaska. The Andrews say fishing and hunting are an important part of...Tags: Arts and Culture, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Aquaculture, Customs and Tradition
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Sockeye Salmon Offer Bristol Bay Bounty
Channel 2 NewsNumerous boats sitting in dry storage in Naknek are a quiet precursor to the busy sockeye salmon fishing season that transforms this community. The population increases tenfold in the summer to support the most profitable commercial sockeye fishery in the...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Aquaculture
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Ash Plumes Rise from Pavlof Volcano
Steam and ash clouds are occasionally rising to 20,000 feet from an active Alaska volcano. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says in a release that an ash plume was reported rising from Pavlof Volcano on Tuesday evening at about 15,000 feet. It extended...
Tags: Landforms, Volcanoes, Research
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Budget Cuts Threaten Real-Time Tracking Of Active Alaska Volcanoes
Channel 2 NewsSome volcanoes here in Alaska have been rumbling lately, but federal budget cuts may mean less real-time monitoring of those eruptions. Since 2008, the Alaska Volcano Observatory’s budget has been cut nearly in half, from 8-million dollars to just...Tags: Landforms, Volcanic Eruptions, Volcanoes, Government Debt, Budgets and Budgeting
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Minor Lava Flows Detected on 2 Alaska Volcanoes
Scientists say small lava flows have been detected on two restless volcanoes in Alaska. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says satellite images show the lava partly down a flank of Pavlof Volcano Tuesday in a low-level eruption 625 miles southwest of...
Tags: Landforms, Volcanic Eruptions, Volcanoes
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Forest Service Dedicating New Lab in Juneau
Channel 2 NewsThe U.S. Forest Service is dedicating its new forestry sciences laboratory in Juneau this weekend. Saturday's ceremony will included free guided tours and the raising of carved house posts. The Forest Service, in a release, says the 12,000-square-foot...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Agriculture, Science, Agricultural Research and Technology, Energy Saving
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Keystone Center Offers Discussion On Pebble's Study
Channel 2 NewsMarine mammals ranging from sea otters to sea ducks were discussed on the final day of a science panel put on by The Keystone Center, a company hired by The Pebble Partnership, to review The Pebble Partnership Environmental Baseline Studies. At the...Tags: Environmental Politics, Zoology, Science, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues
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NASA Developing Tablet-Based App for Alaska Pilots
The Associated PressAlaska has long been considered one of the most dangerous places to fly in the U.S., but a handful of NASA engineers and scientists hope the e-tablet app they're developing will help change that. The researchers are working on a project that aims...Tags: NASA
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