Anna Canny, KTOO - Juneau
Much of Juneau’s king salmon fishery will close this summer, because of a 2020 landslide
Most of the chinook that were supposed to come back this year were killed after the landslide severed a hatchery's freshwater supply.
Climate change is muddying the future of trail maintenance in Southeast Alaska
Crews face more intense mud, erosion and wash-outs wreaking havoc on trails as human-caused climate change makes rainstorms more extreme.
Chemists, curators and Chilkat weavers present findings on historic dye techniques
The research aimed to understand and recreate the striking yellow, black and blue-green color palette used in this sacred fiber art.
In Juneau, years can pass without a thunderstorm. Why are they so rare?
The National Weather Service has only issued one severe thunderstorm warning in Southeast Alaska since the 1890s.
Last year’s record outburst flood took Juneau by surprise. As Suicide Basin refills, scientists are working to improve their forecasts.
Last summer, 13 billion gallons of water burst out in a flood that was bigger and more damaging than any before.
A Juneau inventor wants to bring ocean energy to your outlets
Tidal power could be an alternative to burning fossil fuels like diesel and natural gas, which is driving human-caused climate change.
Bill to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foams passes Alaska House and Senate
The bill prohibits the use of man-made chemicals known as PFAS, which have polluted drinking water across Alaska and the rest of the country.
Avalanches are a leading cause of death for Southeast Alaska’s mountain goats
New research from the University of Alaska Southeast shows the scale of mountain goat mortality from avalanches for the first time.
Close encounters with curious Juneau killer whale a reminder of city’s wild nature
There were at least three reports of close encounters with a teenage female orca in the ocean around Juneau in a single day at the end of April.
Juneau parents petition to recall school board leaders in response to district’s consolidation plan
The petitioners are worried about the impacts of closing and rearranging schools for students, as the board addresses a $7.9 million deficit.
University of Alaska gets $20M to study effects of climate change on fishing and harvesting in the Gulf of Alaska
The Interface of Change project will support five years of research to boost climate resilience for mariculture and traditional harvesting.
Conservation groups add land to the Kootznoowoo Wilderness
The vast Tongass National Forest just grew a little bit larger. The five-acre Wheeler Property is an important habitat for salmon and brown bears.
Scientists, Alaska Native leaders say the Arctic faces a growing crisis from plastic waste
The authors of a new report will join representatives from more than 180 other countries to negotiate a United Nations plastics treaty.
Landslide-triggered tsunamis can strike without warning. Alaska researchers are trying to change that.
Human-caused climate change may lead to more wave-generating slides. A new method could help detect them in time.
Kensington Gold Mine near Juneau reports 105,000-gallon tailings spill
Staff at the mine, about 45 miles north of Juneau, said the spill happened in late January after an underground pipeline leaked.
Technology that detects volcanoes and nuclear explosions will listen for avalanches in Juneau
Picking up infrasound could help Alaska Department of Transportation to track high mountain avalanches that often go undetected.
Study reveals 30% decline in Alaska humpbacks in last decade
The study found that almost 7,000 North Pacific humpbacks went missing between 2012 and 2021, during a marine heatwave known as “the blob.”
Climate change is making it harder to survey pollock in the Gulf of Alaska
Between 2017 and 2019, pollock surveys in the Gulf of Alaska produced wildly different estimates.
Roofs collapse, boats sink under the weight of Juneau’s heavy snow
Two storms have dropped more than 60 inches, which puts 2024 in a tie for the city’s second snowiest January.
Juneau’s deadliest landslide tore through downtown like a ‘mighty grinder.’ Now it’s a fading memory.
The devastation of Nov. 22, 1936 may hold important lessons for a future where landslides could be even more common.