A tiny Alaska village eroding into the Arctic Ocean sued two dozen oil, power and coal companies Tuesday, claiming that the large amounts of greenhouse gases they emit contribute to global warming that threatens the community's existence.

The lawsuit has been billed, the most dangerous in america picked by doggylives 6 months ago

The size of Alaska is equivalent to the entire eastern seaboard spanding north to south from Maine to Florida and west to Tennessee. I learned something today. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

Alaska state troopers see plenty of hazards, but Trooper Howard Peterson was nearly felled by a new one: falling moose.

The identity of the actual moose is unknown. picked by bevissimo 8 months ago

Juneau, Alaska Police Department officers investigating an alleged burglary and vandalism were able to track two possible suspects by following a trail in the snow right to a residence in the area. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

Walruses come ashore in Alaska due to lack of sea ice. picked by blurmore 1 year ago

While Sarah Palin was mayor, Wasilla, Alaska was charging women that had been raped for the exams that they needed to gather evidence of the rape. When the state tried to pass a law, Wasilla fought it. picked by PulsisX 3 weeks ago

This could make things quite interesting indeed. McCain has announced that Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin is his Vice Presidential choice. This really is an ideal candidate for him. Could help with the Hillary voters, she's younger and has a lot of supporters even outside her state. Even many democrats like her. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

About 70 years ago, pioneer aerial photographer Bradford Washburn flew over Alaska's glaciers, documenting their splendor.

Now see how those same glaciers look today after suffering global warming picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Odd sounds outside their home woke Gary and Terri Lyon early Sunday morning, so Gary got up to check it out. He looked outside and saw a 500-pound grizzly bear killing an adult moose in their driveway. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A shower of giant iridescent soap bubbles that fell on an Alaskan town turned out to be from the sewage treatment plant.

Similar to this but this one with giant bubbles. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The Iditarod is underway!

picked by Marli 8 months ago

Study indicates doubling of coastal erosion rate in past 50 years along a segment of the Arctic coast of Alaska. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

I saw a news report on this photography last evening, came across 2manyusernames' post and thought it was worth resurrecting. Here's another link to a slideshow from the news channel. picked by suebe 1 year ago

Sarah Palin, The Perfect Republican. picked by cannikin 9 months ago

Palin will not cooperate with "that investigation so long as it remained tainted and run by partisan individuals who have a predetermined conclusion." picked by JoshSF49 4 weeks ago

A shorebird called a bar-tailed godwit, like the one pictured here, was recently found to have flown 7,145 miles (11,500 kilometers) nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand, the longest uninterrupted bird migration ever recorded, scientists say. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

Rats have all but wiped out the seabirds on about a dozen large islands and many smaller islands in the refuge, which is home to an estimated 40 million nesting seabirds. Puffins, auklets and storm petrels are most at risk because they leave their eggs and young for extended periods while foraging. picked by muppet 11 months ago

The crucial move, race winner Lance Mackey told reporters, was quietly departing Elim, an Inupiat Eskimo village and race checkpoint 123 miles from the finish line in Nome, while 4-time Iditarod champion Jeff King snoozed. picked by Marli 7 months ago

Japanese and U.S. officials have found four mass graves that they believe hold the remains of 500 World War II soldiers, nearly 65 years after a bloody battle on the remote Alaskan island of Attu. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

National Geographic documentary of secluded life in the Alaskan bush. There is living off the grid, and then there is really living off the grid. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago