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Updated: Jan. 16, 2022 at 6:04 PM AKST
|By Tim Rockey
The Hunga Tonga ha’apai volcanic eruption that occurred Friday evening sent pressure waves around the world, multiple times. The Hunga Tonga undersea volcanic eruption was the largest on earth over the last 30 years, according to Research Physical Scientist Brian Brettschneider with the National Weather Service Alaska region.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2022 at 10:44 AM AKST
|By Tim Rockey
A tsunami warning has been issued by the National Weather Service following the eruption of an undersea volcano just before 4:30 a.m. near the Pacific nation of Tonga. The warning has been issued for coastlines all the way from Attu island to the border of California and Mexico.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 7:14 PM AKST
|By Joe Bartosik
Heavy snow and strong winds add to difficult week of traveling through Turnagain Pass.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 5:44 PM AKST
|By Joey Klecka
Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a state disaster declaration Thursday after a snowstorm dumped up to six feet of snow in Southeast Alaska, with communities like Yakutat seeing building damage due to heavy snow.
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Updated: Dec. 31, 2021 at 9:35 PM AKST
|By Megan Pacer
Members of the Alaska National Guard in the Fairbanks area are stepping in to provide assistance evacuating stranded residents as extreme winter weather conditions persist in Interior Alaska.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 8:48 PM AKST
|By Beth Verge
Road conditions, outages, and business closures are among the challenges facing Interior residents, who are dealing with record amounts of rain, snow, and ice in the region.
Updated: Dec. 26, 2021 at 7:59 PM AKST
|By Beth Verge
Travelers have been caught in the perfect storm of conditions to leave many facing extensive delays, rerouted flight paths, and cancellations across the country.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2021 at 8:46 PM AKST
|By Patrick Enslow
Forecasters from Chugach National Forest and Hatcher Pass Avalanche Centers warn of considerable danger heading into the holiday weekend.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2021 at 9:36 PM AKST
|By Megan Pacer
School has been closed Tuesday for several southern Kenai Peninsula schools due to snowy weather and road conditions, the district said Monday night.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2021 at 7:04 PM AKST
|By Aaron Morrison and Joe Bartosik
Strong winds on Sunday brought blizzard conditions and coastal flooding to western Alaska.
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Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 at 6:45 PM AKST
|By Joe Bartosik
Even with the warming trend for the upcoming weekend, it's still cold enough for frostbite and hypothermia to occur.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 7:20 PM AKST
|By Melissa Frey
Late Thursday into early Friday morning the sun, Earth, and moon will become aligned, casting a shadow on the moon for several hours and turning the full moon a deep red color.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2021 at 8:13 PM AKST
|By Joe Bartosik
Meteorologist Joe Bartosik discusses whether this stretch of cold weather is just part of an Alaskan winter, or something more noteworthy.
Live updates: Anchorage police report several collisions in city’s first big snowstorm of the season
Updated: Nov. 11, 2021 at 10:29 PM AKST
|By Alaska's Weather Source
Snow continues to fall around Southcentral Alaska as more than a foot is being recorded in some areas.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 at 5:27 PM AKST
|By Aaron Morrison
Wine grapes are one of the most sensitive crops to variations in temperature and precipitation.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2021 at 10:33 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
The Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks rates the aurora as a seven on a scale of zero to nine.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 7:07 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
The Orionids meteor shower will peak Thursday night, Oct. 20-21. This means sky watchers could see between 15 and 20 meteors per hour under optimum conditions.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 8:13 AM AKDT
|By Aaron Morrison
A few days this week could see highs top out near 45
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 6:58 AM AKDT
|By Aaron Morrison
Up to 2 inches of snow is possible for Anchorage
Updated: Oct. 11, 2021 at 7:59 AM AKDT
|By Aaron Morrison
This aftershock is the strongest that has occurred following the magnitude 8.2 earthquake that hit near Chignik in July.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2021 at 10:55 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Power outages are spread across Southcentral as high winds moved through the region.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2021 at 10:27 AM AKDT
|By Marlise Irby
The 17 guardsmen from the 139th regional support group oversee trucks that deliver relief supplies to those who are in need.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2021 at 8:44 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
A series of small earthquakes in the northern Panhandle appear to be aftershocks.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2021 at 5:32 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
The Muldrow Glacier in Denali National Park has stopped surging.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2021 at 8:04 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Anchorage breaks daily rainfall record.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2021 at 2:11 PM AKDT
|By Associated Press
An Alaska Volcano Obersavatory geologist says that small nearby towns have not been affected so far.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2021 at 11:50 AM AKDT
|By Alaska's News Source Digital Team
Alaska’s News Source is bringing you the latest wildfire news as it happens. All live updates will be posted here as new information comes in.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2021 at 4:02 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
The Perseid meteor shower doesn't peak until Aug. 11-13, but take advantage of the clear skies to go meteor hunting.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2021 at 2:19 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
Gulf of Alaska coastal communities evacuated before tsunami warning was canceled.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2021 at 4:14 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Another record-breaking day across Southcentral.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2021 at 4:18 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Anchorage hits 77 degrees which breaks the high temperature record.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2021 at 10:25 PM AKDT
|By Jackie Purcell and Megan Pacer
A landslide has shut down traffic on the Richardson Highway after mud and debris covered the roadway near Paxson at mile marker 187 to 188.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2021 at 10:26 PM AKDT
|By Melissa Frey and Jackie Purcell
In addition to the snowmelt, there has also been a glacier outburst on the Taku River near Juneau, causing the river to overflow its banks.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2021 at 6:58 PM AKDT
|By Melissa Frey
Chief Meteorologist Melissa Frey will join Al Roker of the TODAY show and more than 50 other weather forecasters from across the nation to attempt to earn a new Guinness World Record title.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2021 at 10:11 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
The Alaska Division of Forestry is working to contain several large wildfires across the state.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2021 at 3:07 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
A few questions led Alaska's Weather Source to look into whether the sunrise time takes the mountains into account.
Updated: May. 30, 2021 at 11:38 PM AKDT
|By Melissa Frey and Aaron Morrison
A large earthquake struck north of Hatcher Pass Sunday just before 11 p.m., with reports of it being felt widespread across Southcentral.
Updated: May. 23, 2021 at 9:07 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Most of Alaska has the chance to see the total lunar eclipse Wednesday morning.
Updated: May. 15, 2021 at 8:43 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
It's the question we've all been asking...can I plant outside? The answer is yes and no.
Updated: May. 13, 2021 at 6:58 PM AKDT
|By Aaron Morrison, Melissa Frey and Gilbert Cordova
With water continuing to overflow the banks and the ice jam remaining in place, the National Weather Service out of Fairbanks has issued a flood warning for the area.
Updated: May. 10, 2021 at 6:29 AM AKDT
|By Aaron Morrison
In less than four months, America's northernmost city went from complete darkness to 24 hours of daylight.
Updated: May. 7, 2021 at 6:22 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Here's what it means when an earthquake report says an earthquake is a certain number of miles from Anchorage.
Updated: May. 4, 2021 at 7:49 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
New normals show more snow around Anchorage and a changing climate status for Fairbanks.
Updated: May. 3, 2021 at 5:57 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
As green up occurs, the fire danger goes down and the pollen levels go up.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2021 at 7:00 AM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
The Alaska News Source Weather Team tried to go one day without generating any waste for the landfill. Here's what they learned.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2021 at 3:00 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
While recycling can help, reusing products before they get recycled gives them more life.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2021 at 2:39 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
With 300,000 tons of trash going into the Anchorage Regional Landfill each year, recycling can help extend the life of the landfill.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2021 at 1:41 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Avalanche danger is expected to be high on south-facing slopes this weekend the western Chugach and Kenai Mountains.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2021 at 7:54 AM AKDT
|By Jay Luzardo and Aaron Morrison
A 24-hour backcountry avalanche warning is in effect for the Western Chugach and Kenai Mountains region as of 6 a.m. Wednesday.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 at 7:36 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Muldrow Glacier is surging and moving 30 to 60 feet per day through Denali.