Alaska News

• Frequent Flier: Above Africa and Alaska, Awe Replaces Anxiety - Frequent Flier
  Patricia Schultz, author of “1,000 Places to See Before You Die,” is an anxious flier, but radiant scenery from Africa to Alaska has helped her appreciate flying.
  By Patricia Schultz.  International Herald Tribune.  Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:41:03 GMT.
• Japanese tsunami debris in Alaska
  A half dozen large buoys suspected to be from Japanese oyster farms have appeared at the top of Alaskas panhandle and may be among the first debris from Japans devastating tsunami last year.Robert Johnson, a photographer in ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:04:46 +1200.
• Fuel tanker breaks siege of frozen Alaskan town
  Crews worked to build a path over Bering Sea ice for the final leg of a Russian tankers mission to deliver fuel to a town isolated amid one of the most severe Alaska winters in decades.The tanker was moored roughly 800m from ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:30:18 +1200.
• Russian fuel ship reaches Alaska
  A Russian tanker and a US Coast Guard icebreaker reach the ice-bound town of Nome in western Alaska, which was running out of fuel.
  BBC News.  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:04:00 GMT.
• Alaska Walloped by Record-Setting Snowfall
  Alaskans woke up to more snow Thursday, adding to the snowiest period on record in Anchorage.
  U. S. News & World Report.  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:10:00 -0500.
• VIDEO: Why snow in Alaska is a problem now
  Extreme winter weather has left one Alaskan town battling huge snowdrifts and forced another to seek fuel supplies from a Russian tanker.
  BBC News.  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:14:25 GMT.
• Icebreaker Slowly Carves Path for Tanker to Bring Emergency Fuel to Alaska
  A Russian tanker is slogging through sea ice behind a Coast Guard icebreaker, trying to bring 1.3 million gallons of emergency gasoline and diesel to remote Alaska.
  By William Yardley.  International Herald Tribune.  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:49:04 GMT.
• 14-year-old Alaska girl injected with heroin dies
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A 14-year-old Anchorage girl who police say overdosed after a man injected her with heroin last week has died.
  McClatchy.  Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:46 EST.
• Elephant Leaves Alaska for Warmer Home
  African elephant spent 24 years at Anchorage zoo.
  Ted Landphair.  Voice of America.  Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:52:01 GMT.
• In Alaska, becoming the militants next door
  FAIRTON, N.J. — A little more than a year ago, he was a weather forecaster at a remote outpost in King Salmon, Alaska, population 442. ...
  McClatchy.  Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:26 EST.
• 'Epic' Alaska storm effect downgraded for B.C.
  A storm of "epic proportions" clobbered Alaska Wednesday and another similarly intense system will hit the state this weekend, but it's now expected to have a much weaker ripple effect in British Columbia.
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:27:44 EST.
• 'Epic' Alaska storm may hit B.C.
  An Alaskan storm "epic proportions" caused more flooding overnight and left communities along the state's western coast bracing for another possible sea surge as it makes its way to British Columbia.
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.  Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:00:59 EST.
• Alaska Storm Could Be One of the Worst on Record
  "Epic" storm bearing down on western Alaska, bringing hurricane-force winds and heavy snowfall.
  U. S. News & World Report.  Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:05:00 -0500.
• Russia Reportedly Planning to Build Tunnel Under Bering Strait
  The rumors about a RUSsian effort to construct what would be the world's longest tunnel connecting Alaska and Siberia escalated to a fever pitch at a press briefing yesterday at Foggy Bottom.
  By William Pentland.  Forbes.  Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:56:19 GMT.
• Earthquake Hits Alaska's Aleutian Islands
  Epicenter of magnitude 6.8 quake was some 1,600 kilometers from state's largest city, Anchorage; tsunami alert issued but later canceled.
  Voa News.  Voice of America.  Fri, 2 Sep 2011 15:23:50 GMT.

In 2008, the estimated population of Alaska was 686,293, whereas in 2006, the population of Alaska was about 676,301.  For detailed, up-to-date information about Alaska's demographics, visit the U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts about Alaska web page.

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