UTQIAGVIK, Alaska - Utqiagvik, Alaska has seen its last sunrise this year; America's northernmost settlement will not see the Sun again until Jan. 22, 2026, as Polar Night begins in the Arctic Circle.

This year's Arctic Report Card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds that the northernmost part of ...

Rescuers found a snowmobiler who had last been seen on Feb. 14 in Alaska, officials said. Photo by Jessica Fadel on Unsplash UPDATE: John Booth was taken for medical treatment after he was found alive ...

The Arctic has changed dramatically in the past 20 years, a new report shows, as temperatures skyrocket and ice rapidly melts ...

In a tragic milestone for rising global temperatures, the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Alaska, the first such alert in the state's history, Grist reported. Facing 22 hours ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Growing up in Canada, I always considered the Arctic part of my ...

The past 10 years have been the warmest recorded in a region that is heating at two to four times the global average.