Tiny Invaders Are Ravaging Our Forests. The Trees May Be Gone by 2040.

A surge in insect attacks is already underway, and mild winters are the culprit.
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What happened to the trees in this valley?

This video shows a broad wetland valley in Alaska, United States, where a narrow stream winds through golden grasses and ...
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As temperatures climb, Alaska's swelling trees gulp down water

POKER CREEK --On this south-facing hillside bathed in spring sunshine, trees are swelling like hot dogs. "They're all a little thicker than they were last week," Jessie Young says of the birch, aspen ...
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Strong winds pause Mukluk Fire repair work as trees fall across Tok

Strong winds forced firefighters to pause Mukluk Fire suppression repair work Wednesday as falling trees blocked roads, ...

In 1883, an Iowa woman traveled alone to Alaska. She published its first travel guide and helped bring Washington’s famous cherry trees to America

Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore was an Iowa-born writer and traveler who ventured to Alaska alone in 1883, documenting her journey through Southeast Alaska and Glacier Bay. Her writings were later collected ...
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Beneath Alaskan Wildfires, A Hidden Threat: Long-Frozen Carbon's Thaw

The Fish Creek Fire in Interior Alaska isn't much to look at. It's about 7,500 acres in size, sitting about an hour south of Fairbanks near the twisty Tanana River. The main fire front — the ...