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Alaska in the 1940s
Since 1867, when the United States purchased the colony of Alaska from Russia, fortune-seekers had migrated to the territory, mostly settling around its southern panhandle. Beginning with the 1896 ...
Trump renames Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. But is it really that easy?
President Donald Trump is renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. But how will that change go into effect – and will ...
The Gulf of Whatnow? Mapmakers grapple with Trump's geographic renaming plans
Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba after ...
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Remembering the man who preserved a huge section of Alaska
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act in the ...
Oil industry unlikely to rush to Alaska despite Trump's call to drill
U.S. oil and gas companies are unlikely to expand development in Alaska and the Arctic following President Donald Trump's executive order enabling them to do so, company officials and industry ...
The South’s cold snap won’t last forever. But these effects are expected to linger.
Still, areas not used to digging out from winter weather will face challenges to getting back to normal long after the snow disappears. The storm’s effects could linger for days, weeks, or, in some ...
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Thousands Without Power in Alaska After Hurricane-Force Winds Hit
This latest incident comes as power outages across the United States have become a growing ... the city's main southern thoroughfare. At the height of the storm, 17,500 customers were without ...
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Alaska has traded weather with the northeast U.S. When will it reverse?
Residents of the northeastern United States know it's been colder than normal this month, but how cold has it been? Over the week of Jan. 5 to 11, Pittsburgh's temperatures have been most similar to ...