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An elderly man in Alaska has died from Alaskapox, the first known fatality from the recently discovered virus, state health officials said. It's unclear how the man contracted the virus but officials say it's possible that it could be linked to a stray cat that lived with him. The man, who...

Alaska officials have canceled the fall Bristol Bay red king crab harvest, and in a first-ever move, also scuttled the winter harvest of smaller snow crab. The move is a double whammy to a fleet of about 60 vessels from Alaska, Washington and Oregon pursuing Bering Sea crab in harvests that as...

Three Volcanoes Are Erupting Simultaneously in Alaska | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine Things are heating up in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. Four remote volcanoes are active in the archipelago jutting from the 49th state, which is part of the “ring of fire” where the Pacific tectonic...

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