Alaska to Get Snow While Parts of State Have Unusually Warm Temperatures
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued several winter weather alerts for Alaska, with some areas expected to get up to 20 inches of snow while parts of the state are experiencing unusually warm temperatures. Alaska, known for its extremely cold and snowy climate, has experienced some rare warm weather this month.
A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction
President Warren G. Harding drove a golden spike into the final coupling of the Alaska Railroad more than a century ago, a ceremonial act that marked the launch of a system to easily bring coal and other natural resources out of the wilderness.
Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad's golden spike
The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in Alaska after entities combined to win an action for the 14-karat gold spike Fr
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Remembering a frigid Alaska anniversary of the nation’s all-time lowest temperature
On Jan. 23, 1971, a weather observer at Prospect Creek Camp measured a temperature of minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Photos Show Snow on Florida Beach While There's None in Alaska Wilderness
Unusually cold temperatures in central Florida have led to winter weather advisories, while Alaska has experienced some rare warm weather this month.
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‘Golden Spike’ that symbolically completed Alaska Railroad headed back to the state after auction
The 24-karat spike was hammered by President Warren Harding in a 1923 ceremony, but it has been out of Alaska almost every year since then.
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Historic golden railroad spike will return to Alaska after Anchorage Museum and Nenana team up for purchase
The total cost of purchasing the 14-karat gold railroad spike at auction, to reclaim a piece of Alaska Railroad history, was $201,600.
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Alaska House plans fast action on bill that would boost school funding and tie it to inflation
Sitka, introduced House Bill 69, which would boost per-student state funding by about $2,500 over three years.
LIVE UPDATES: High winds, heavy rain and snow prompt warnings and closures across Alaska
Back-to-back storms are delivering high winds, heavy rain, and snow to much of Alaska tonight through Sunday. There are nearly two dozen different weather alerts in effect.
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Dunleavy praises Trump orders calling for more drilling, logging and mining in Alaska
Dunleavy offered no opinion on Trump's decision to rename Denali as Mount McKinley, saying he wanted to speak with the president before sharing his own view.
Alaska pummeled by hurricane-force winds near 130 mph as widespread damage seen in Anchorage
The largest populated city in Alaska is still recovering from the hurricane-force winds that battered homes and infrastructure on Sunday, leaving thousands without power.
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Invasive freshwater fish able to swim through Alaska’s Cook Inlet, study proves
The documentation of invasive pike in Southcentral estuaries, a North American first, shows that the predators can spread through saltwater.