In Alaska, some glaciers are changing so quickly, said Chris Larsen, a geophysicist at Fairbanks, that he can no longer remember what they looked like 10 years ago. “It’s worse than watching a ...

The mountain is about 14,410 feet high and is the highest volcanic peak in the US. Mount Rainier park has the most extensive ...

These majestic landscapes have always been dangerous, but as the world warms, mountains are becoming much more unpredictable — and the world is unprepared.

Rescuers fetched two men struck by lightning from a Colorado peak in what they believe were the highest helicopter rescues on record in this mountainous state. One man remained hospitalized in fair ...

According to one study, which accounts for survey feedback from students and parents—accounting for "reviews of athletics, ...

June marks the thaw and breakup season for most of Alaska. Though unusual, June snowfall is not unprecedented in the Brooks Range, which features elevations exceeding 4,000 feet. Snowstorms this time ...

So many places throughout Alaska celebrated the summer solstice on Friday and the small town of Talkeetna was no exception.

Travel back 20,000 years into the last Ice Age, to a time when the upper reaches of the Blue Mountains were treeless and the ...

Climbing the highest peak on each continent is one of the most iconic challenges in the world of mountaineering. Popularly ...

The Weather Service issued a high wind warning effective until noon Sunday, calling for winds of 50 to 70 mph gusting to 85 to 100 mph along the Anchorage Hillside and Chugach Mountains.

Mountains are among the planet’s most beautiful places. ... There seems to be a trend in such big events in high mountain areas,” Huss said. ... Alaska — a now regular occurrence for the city.