Massive Snowfall Causing Havoc For Alaskan Cities

The Alaskan fishing town of Cordova, already virtually buried under more than 15 feet of snow this winter, received several more inches Tuesday as members of the National Guard had arrived to help residents clear roads and rooftops in danger of collapsing under the weight of the precipitation. Reports of the accumulated snowfall in the village, home to some 2,000 residents, vary. On Monday ...

Alaskan Towns Seek Help Weathering Harsh Winter

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Residents of two Alaska communities are seeking outside help after an exceptionally harsh winter left one buried in snow and the other iced in and facing a fuel shortage.

Russian tanker near finishing Nome fuel delivery

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A Russian tanker was expected to finish offloading 1.3 million gallons of fuel in Nome as early as Wednesday night, officials said, easing an energy shortage in the ice-bound Alaskan port city. The Renda, a 370-foot ice-class tanker sent to Nome from its home port in Vladivostok, has already pumped its gasoline cargo to shore and is now finishing the delivery of ...

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Russian Tanker Inches Closer to Nome

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A fuel-laden Russian tanker and its U.S. Coast Guard escort struggled through treacherous, ice-choked seas to reach the frozen Alaskan port of Nome with an emergency gasoline and diesel delivery, Coast Guard and shipping officials said.