Any large movement of land that causes major displacement of ocean water—from earthquakes, landslides, or volcanic eruptions—can generate a tsunami. Tsunamis generated in Alaska have caused damage and ...

Spectacular footage captures a group of humpback whales launching a perfectly timed feeding attack in the waters of Alaska.

The Gulf of Alaska is one of the most productive fishing grounds on Earth. It is also, right now, one of the least understood. As salmon populations crater and snow crab stocks struggle to recover ...

In the cold, choppy waters of Alaska's Resurrection Bay, all eyes were on the gray water, looking for one thing only. It wasn't a spout from humpback whales that power through this scenic fjord, or a ...

Coastal communities in Alaska are already contending with salmon crashes, shrinking snow crab stocks, and powerful storms, and the state's fishing industry now has a new source of uncertainty. That ...

Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from the ocean around Alaska in recent years, and scientists now say they know why: Warmer ocean temperatures likely caused them to starve to death. The finding ...

New research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks shows that the fluctuations of major wind and ocean circulation systems can temporarily accelerate or reverse the rate of ocean acidification in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A satellite image shows how vast the remnants of Typhoon Merbok were as the storm hit the Alaska coast. National Weather Service ...

As part of the Changing Ecosystems and Fisheries Initiative, NOAA researchers have developed a new model that helps us to better understand past ocean conditions so we can predict future ones with ...

New research shows that the fluctuations of major wind and ocean circulation systems can temporarily accelerate or reverse the rate of ocean acidification in the Gulf of Alaska. New research at the ...