Six Russian military aircraft, including Tu-95s, Tu-142 and A-50, were tracked operating in the Alaskan ADIZ and were intercepted by F-35s and F-16s.

Stuefer is also the state’s official climatologist. “We are closely watching the extent of sea ice in the Bering Sea west of Alaska,” Stuefer said. “There was more pack ice in the Bering ...

Neither a cruise ship nor a fishing boat, it was a specialized sea burial ship, carrying mourners and floral tributes for solemn ceremonies. For 28 years, Captain Chen Qi has witnessed a profound ...

Arctic sea ice extent for March set a record low in the 47-year satellite data record. Extent was below average everywhere except the East Greenland Sea. Nearly all March monthly average extents since ...

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The Bering Sea was low for much of the season so it was its growth during March, close to average conditions, that became a primary contributor to the total Arctic sea ice extent. The dramatic ...

Indigenous groups from Northern California to the Bering Sea would welcome the return of the salvation fish at winter’s end, just when their stores of food were running low. “The time that it ...

Only the East Greenland Sea had near-average extent through the winter. The Bering Sea ice extent was low for much of the season, but growth from late February through late March brought the region ...

Crossing the Bering Sea was already one of the toughest parts of our journey through the Northwest Passage—but then everything changed. A major fuel issue struck in open water, testing our ...

The Cessna 208B crashes on 6 February when flying from Unalakleet on Alaska’s west coast, across Norton Sound in the Bering Sea, to Nome. Those cities are about 145 miles (233km) apart.