Researchers for years have been baffled as rivers and streams across Alaska turned orange, but new research points to climate change as an answer. Scientists suspect the drastic color change is the ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rivers and streams in Alaska are changing color – from a clean, clear blue to a rusty orange – because of the toxic metals ...

An aerial view of the rust-colored Kutuk River in Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska. Thawing permafrost is exposing minerals to weathering, increasing the acidity of the water, which ...

The salmon declines in Alaska’s arctic, the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers are not just a flashing warning sign of ecological distress; they are a direct threat to the cultural and traditional sustenance ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Ice jams that blocked two Alaska rivers broke loose over the weekend, unleashing a surge of ice and water that caused major floods, damaged homes and left behind huge chunks of ice ...

Rivers and streams in Alaska are changing color – from a clean, clear blue to a rusty orange – because of the toxic metals released by thawing permafrost, according to a new study. The finding ...