Tsunami warning upgrades sluggish Sep 30, 2009
1 earthquake in the Aleutian Islands. In the past two centuries, Hawai'i has been hit by two tsunamis generated by earthquakes located in the Islands. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Submarine tales to be shared at library Sep 30, 2009
The Grunion sank in the Bering sea near the Aleutian Islands in August 1942. He will relate the story of the Grunion and how he and his two brothers were able to track down and find the ship. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
'46 tsunami hit Windward Oahu as well Sep 30, 2009
On April 1, 1946 a major earthquake in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands generated a huge tsunami that traveled across the Pacific in 4. 5 hours to wipe out the waterfront in Hilo, hitting it with waves as high as 39 feet. (Honolulu Advertiser)
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Oak Harbor residents became accustomed to PBY planes training for missions in the Aleutian Islands, Stites said, where Japanese forces had attacked. During Friday's landing, base security asked the crowd to move behind fire trucks after the plane touched the water and pulled in. (Enumclaw Courier Herald, WA)
Warmer winters let geese skip trip south Sep 15, 2009
The Alaska brant are mostly found in Izembeck Lagoon and adjacent bays on the Alaska Peninsula, the 500-mile tongue of mainland that juts toward the Aleutian Islands. Mean surface air temperature during winter at the end of the Alaska Peninsula increased about 1 degree Celsius between 1963 and 2004. (Juneau Empire)
US Navy Ship Sunk In World War II Battle Found Sep 12, 2009
4, 2008) A sunken vessel discovered off the coast of the Aleutian Islands is in fact the World War II submarine USS Grunion (SS 216). The submarine Grunion arrived at Pearl Harbor on June 20. (Science Daily)
More Pacific brant now find Alaska the place to winter over Sep 11, 2009
Traditionally, the flow of southerly winds from low-pressure systems centered over the Aleutian Islands assisted southward-migrating brant on their way out of Alaska. Now, there are fewer days each fall when brant have tailwinds to assist their 3,000-mile migration to Mexico. (Anchorage Daily News)
Roy G. Gantt I Sep 11, 2009
He was present at the construction of the Berlin Wall in Europe, served as a prison guard at the Sugamo Prison in Japan, guarding Emperor Tojo and Tokyo Rose, and fought in the Aleutian Islands for 2 years. Roy made 72 parachute jumps in his career and was a jump master. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
US, Canada near agreement to control pollutants from ships Sep 9, 2009
It doesn't include Alaska's Aleutian Islands and the Arctic. It also excludes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. (Juneau Empire)
Rat Island rid of namesake pest Aug 26, 2009
The Fish and Wildlife Service already has seen the positive effects of similar ecosystem restorations on 40 other Aleutian islands, where scientists removed non-native foxes introduced by Russian trappers. Rat Island had foxes removed in 1984. (Juneau Empire)
A tale of two photo-ops Aug 26, 2009
Whatever the cause, celebration, or ceremony, if it involves no-cost tubesteak, odds are you'll find me there, mustard dotting my beard like the Aleutian Islands, carrying on my shoulders a year-and-a-half-old miniature girl version of myself, right down to the little mustard stain archipelago. By the way, there's nothing like a baby to elicit free food, especially one who looks like she's been putting it to her dad all day. (Juneau Empire)
Aleutian Rat Island appears to be rat-free Aug 24, 2009
The Fish and Wildlife Service already has seen the positive effects of similar ecosystem restorations on 40 other Aleutian islands, where scientists successfully removed non-native foxes introduced by Russian trappers. Rat Island itself had foxes removed in 1984. (Anchorage Daily News)
Biologists hope to kill all of Rat Island's rats (9/21/08) Aug 24, 2009
Rat Island is one of the 2,400 islands in the sprawling refuge that stretches from Cape Lisburne on the Chukchi Sea to the tip of the Aleutian Islands in the west and Forrester Island in the southern Alaska Panhandle region in the east ... Although refuge managers have removed arctic foxes -- another nonnative species -- from more than 40 of Aleutian islands since the 1940s, this will be their first attempt at large-scale rat removal there ... "If you go to Rat Island, one thing you will notice... (Anchorage Daily News)
Nikolski by Nicolas Dickner, Book R... Aug 19, 2009
The protagonist awakes to the rumbling sounds of the surf hitting the shores of the Aleutian islands, until he realizes that it is the diesel engine of a garbage truck. Geography, marine biology, stories of pirates, Moby Dick, and the archeology of garbage are themes that connect the lives of Joyce, Noah and a third unnamed character. (Suite101.com)
Study will collect deckhand data Aug 16, 2009
Only five or six boats drop pots for golden kings, primarily in the deep waters off the Aleutian Islands. Golden king crab is one of Alaska's most stable crab fisheries, yielding a steady 5 million to 6 million pounds each year. (Anchorage Daily News)
Unalaska has fog, fish -- and magic Aug 12, 2009
There are bunkers and gun emplacements from a war that saw Japanese soldiers touch America here, in Alaska's Aleutian islands. There are salmon streams to explore, hills to hike, beaches to sit and dream on. (Anchorage Daily News)
Two earthquakes in Pacific produce no local tsunamis Aug 11, 2009
Hawai'i sometimes is threatened by tsunamis after earthquakes that originate from seismically active areas of the Pacific, such as Alaska's Aleutian Islands and the west coast of South America, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in 'Ewa Beach. lect> Add your comment (max {maxchars} characters) You must be logged in to leave a comment. (Honolulu Advertiser)
2010 census set to start in remote Alaska village Jul 31, 2009
"You can go all the way down the Alaska Peninsula and out to the Aleutian Islands, and all the districts have been declining," said Superintendent Joe Beckford. A recent report by the state Division of Community and Regional Affairs said the population in rural Alaska dropped by 3. (Anchorage Daily News)
Risk Of Huge Pacific Ocean Tsunami On West Coast Of America Greater Than Previously Thought Jul 21, 2009
Warning systems have been in place on the US western seaboard and Hawaii since the 1946 Aleutian Islands tsunami. Improvements were made following the 2004 earthquake under the Indian Ocean that triggered the most deadly tsunami in recorded history, killing more than 230,000 people. (Science Daily)
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Aleutian Islands, Alaska; Edwards AFB, Calif. Huntsville, Ala. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
33 rescued from boat near Concord Jul 1, 2009
A Coast Guard helicopter crew has rescued two men on board a disabled 15-foot skiff adrift in Alaska's remote western Aleutian Islands. Coast Guard Chief Steve Harrison in Juneau says the men were hoisted by basket into the helicopter Sunday night and taken to a clinic in Adak for evaluation. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Gallagher: Family remembers lost World War II sailor Jun 30, 2009
The July 18 memorial marks the latest in a series of events surrounding the Grunion, a ship that patrolled the Aleutian Islands in World War II. In July 1942 it sank two Japanese submarine chasers and damaged a third near Kiska. For six decades, the clues to its disappearance were too fragmented to justify a search in an area known for some of the coldest and roughest seas in the world. (Sioux City Journal)
Great Lakes wolves returning to endangered list Jun 30, 2009
The seabirds are found from California to Alaska's Aleutian Islands, but only those in Washington, Oregon and California are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. Rancher uses state deal to preserve property. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Obits: Juran, Paczkowski, Lindner, Wickre, Thompson, Jun 25, 2009
In 1940, Bob joined the U.S. Army and served until 1945, part of that time being spent in the Aleutian Islands. He married Magel Mary Haggerty on July 9, 1946 in St. Paul. (Marshall County Journal, SD)
Quake jolts Anchorage, Alaska, but damage minimal Jun 24, 2009
4 struck later in Alaska's remote western Aleutian Islands more than 1,000 miles to the southwest. There were no reports they caused any damage, said Natasha Ruppert, a seismologist at the Alaska Earthquake Information Center. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Adrift pair rescued off Aleutians Jun 23, 2009
ANCHORAGE - A Coast Guard helicopter has rescued a pair of men adrift for more than two days in an open 15-foot skiff off the Aleutian Islands. Coast Guard officials say the two-man crew of the Larissa M, a 50-foot fishing boat, were using the skiff on Friday to pick up a four-man survey crew on remote Amatignak Island. (Boston Globe)
Strong Earthquake Jolts Urban Areas of Alaska Jun 23, 2009
4 struck a short while later in Alaska's remote western Aleutian Islands more than 1,000 miles to the southwest. There were no reports they caused any damage, said Natasha Ruppert, a seismologist at the Alaska Earthquake Information Center. (Fox News)
Searchers spot 2 aboard disabled skiff Jun 22, 2009
Coast Guard searchers in a C-130 plane have spotted two men on board a disabled 15-foot skiff adrift in Alaska's remote western Aleutian Islands. A helicopter crew is heading to the area and expected to arrive tonight. (Anchorage Daily News)
Take the stress out of handling cattle (2) Jun 21, 2009
Born in 1932, Williams has spent the majority of his life working with livestock, but he has also used his stockmanship training for gathering wild reindeer above the Arctic Circle in Alaska and wild cattle in Old Mexico and the Aleutian Islands. The first step in this process is to teach cattle that they are going to have to move some day and prepare them to do that, Noffsinger said. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Kodiak skipper joins sushi run Jun 20, 2009
Along the way, Harrington will show Williams and his friends World War II artifacts that remain in the Aleutian Islands. "To know this stuff has been sitting there and nobody has seen it for many years. It is kind of cool," Williams said. (Juneau Empire)
Feds want to keep protections for Pacific seabird Jun 18, 2009
The seabirds are found from California to Alaska's Aleutian Islands, but only those in Washington, Oregon and California are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. Timber groups have petitioned to remove federal protections for the bird. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Alaska's Rat Island rodent-free Jun 16, 2009
Steve Ebbert, a wildlife biologist for the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, with rat response kit on one of Alaska's Aleutian Islands. There are now no signs of rats on Rat Island. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Platinum to get fish processing plant Jun 1, 2009
He also said data about the CDQ program with respect to the level of Western Alaska ownership in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands pollock fishery was outdated. Chinook bycatch limit alternatives for the CDQ program penalize the region's clear fishing history and may violate the federal CDQ statute, he said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Obituaries for Sunday, May 31, 2009 May 31, 2009
He took part in two of the main naval battles of WW II in the liberation of the Philippines Sarigayo Straits and San Bernardino Straits and three diversionary attacks prior to the Philippines Liberation from bases in the Aleutian Islands. Buster operated Louise s Tavern and was employed by the Oaks Nite Club; Dakota County Highway Department; Henningson, Duram rdson Architectural eering Firm; City of Helena as building inspector; and Thorne Construction. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Vets recall sacrifices seen May 24, 2009
J.H. Sasser of Carthage is 86, a World War II veteran and former member of the Army's 7th Infantry that fought in the stinging cold of the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska. Tiffany Evans of Brandon is 26, a veteran of the war in Iraq while a member of the Mississippi Army National Guard's 155th Combat Brigade, which provided numerous support services in the smothering desert heat. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Blue whales return to Alaska May 20, 2009
The other three were in the Aleutian Islands in far western Alaska, but those belonged to the western Pacific group nearer to Russia. Researchers compared photographs of the six whales with those in a photo identification catalog dating back to the mid-1980s. (Juneau Empire)
Blue whales returning to their former Alaska habitat May 19, 2009
The other three were in the Aleutian Islands. Those belonged to the western Pacific group nearer to Russia. (Anchorage Daily News)
Swarm of earthquakes hit Kodiak region May 18, 2009
Caruso says the area is seismically active because the Pacific and North American plates intersect along the island and neighboring Aleutian Islands chain. Share this page. (Juneau Empire)
St. Joe native was Iraq shooting victim (1455) May 16, 2009
Springle, whose first assignment with the Navy was in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska, knew mental health problems were not addressed in the past and wanted to be make sure to treat the issues faced by soldiers and their families, said Staff Sgt. Robert Mullis from the Boone-based 1451st Transportation Company of the N.C. National Guard, who was part of a civilian outreach program with Springle. "He saw it as preventive maintenance," Mullis said of Springle. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Winding paths led victims to Iraq stress clinic May 14, 2009
Preventive maintenance'Springle, whose first assignment with the Navy was in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska, knew mental health problems were not addressed in the past and wanted to be make sure to treat the issues faced by soldiers and their families, said Staff Sgt. Robert Mullis from the Boone-based 1451st Transportation Company of the N.C. National Guard, who was part of a civilian outreach program with Springle. "He saw it as preventive maintenance," Mullis said of Springle. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Ludlowe High to the high seas May 8, 2009
" He was traveling up the Bering Sea, off the Aleutian Islands. "I was chief officer and I had a new captain," he said. "And I had some doubts about his skills, but he did very well. We came through quite well. (Fairfield Minuteman, CT)
Study: Juneau cost of living high, growing May 6, 2009
It costs more to live in Juneau, about 11 percent more, than it does in Anchorage, and the difference is increasing. Cost of living differential. (Juneau Empire)
Kenai Peninsula offers birders myriad options May 5, 2009
Instead of flying to the Aleutian Islands to see rock sandpipers, a devoted birder can find them wintering at the mouth of the Kasilof River. Reporter Mike Campbell is at or 257-4329. (Anchorage Daily News)
George Winterling: A Lifelong Passion For Weather Apr 28, 2009
After initial training and advanced studies at the USAF's Intermediate Meteorology School at what is now Oklahoma State University, he spent most of his service in Alaska and in the Aleutian Islands, where he became familiar with typhoon-like storms that approached from the western Pacific ocean. After four years in the service, Winterling returned to Jacksonville to attend Jacksonville Junior College, then on to Florida State University where he received his degree in meteorology. (News4Jax.com, FL)
IMC Shipping to pay Alaska over oil-spill case Apr 28, 2009
About 3,600 large cargo ships traverse through the Aleutian Islands each year along the Great Circle route, according to the Coast Guard. Environmentalists and fishermen are seeking greater cargo-ship regulation in the region, which contains ecologically sensitive areas and important commercial fishing grounds. (Scientific American)
Alaska to get nearly $850,000 to settle Selendang Ayu claims Apr 28, 2009
The owners and operators of a freighter that sank in the Aleutian Islands five years ago have agreed to pay the state of Alaska nearly $850,000 to settle oil spill, wreck removal and lost fish tax claims, state officials announced Monday ... "This settlement sends a strong message to international shipping companies of the tremendous costs associated with marine casualties in our waters and the need for them to undertake immediate actions to improve shipping safety on the Great Circle Route... (Anchorage Daily News)
Wild Lands and Human History of Ala... Apr 15, 2009
The new arrivals spread out in various directions, with the Yupik and Inupiat settling in the far north, the Aleuts on the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands, Athabascan peoples in the interior, and the Tlingit and Haida (and later the Tsimshian) along the southeastern coast. By the time the first European explorers arrived in the area, there were between 60,000 and 80,000 native people living in what is now Alaska. (Suite101.com)
Obituaries for Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Apr 14, 2009
He served with the U.S. Army during World War II from 1941 45, serving in the Aleutian Islands and the China-Burma-India Theater. He married Mildred Adams on Aug. 23, 1946, in Trempealeau. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Kvetch as 'Catch' can Apr 10, 2009
This season Discovery's cameras will piggyback on a Coast Guard search and rescue mission for survivors of the Katmai, a vessel that sank in the Aleutian Islands last fall. Still, perils abound. (Boston Globe)
Tuesday Q&A: Tsunami tracker Apr 7, 2009
Many of them are far out in the Aleutian Islands, which is one of the more active places in the world. But there s not a lot of people there, so you don t hear about that quite as much. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Whale sanctuaries explore partnership Apr 6, 2009
A "sister sanctuary" agreement will be explored between the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and sanctuaries at the Komandor Islands Biosphere Reserve in the Russian Aleutian Islands and Glacier Bay, Alaska ... " A "sister sanctuary" agreement will be explored between the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and sanctuaries at the Komandor Islands Biosphere Reserve in the Russian Aleutian Islands and Glacier Bay, Alaska. Discussions began last week... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Tornado-like Rotation Is Key To Understanding Volcanic Plumes Apr 1, 2009
Lobate umbrellas have been found in satellite images of other volcanoes, including Mount Manam in Papua New Guinea, Mount Reventador in Ecuador and Mount Okmok in the Aleutian Islands. Satellite images of future volcanic plumes taken at intervals of a few minutes would make it possible to trace the evolution of umbrellas in detail, Gioia said. (Science Daily)
Officials working to speed up warnings Apr 1, 2009
4 quake in the Aleutian Islands, caught Hawaii residents off guard because there was no extensive warning system in place ... 4 quake in the Aleutian Islands, caught Hawaii residents off guard because there was no extensive warning system in place. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Sig Hansen: 'No Way' He Would Tell Crew About Katmai Apr 1, 2009
The Katmai went down in a storm off Alaska's Aleutian Islands with the loss of seven of its 11 crewmen Oct. 22. Previous Stories. (KIRO TV, WA)
Wave of history Mar 30, 2009
Nolen said there was no warning about the 1946 tsunami, generated by a magnitude-7 earthquake in the Aleutian Islands ... Nolen said there was no warning about the 1946 tsunami, generated by a magnitude-7 earthquake in the Aleutian Islands. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Prindle is the loneliest volcano in the state Mar 29, 2009
While most of Alaska's volcanoes make up the curve of the Aleutian Islands, with bunches of others on the Alaska Peninsula, in Cook Inlet and in the Wrangell Mountains, Prindle stands alone in the Fortymile River country close to the Canada border, about 50 miles northeast of Tok. Louis Prindle's orders were to satisfy miners' demands for maps of the upper Yukon and Tanana river regions. (Anchorage Daily News)
Eruption disrupts life across state Mar 25, 2009
One that erupted in the Aleutian Islands last year spread enough ash to shut down flights for one day. "Any of the 42 active volcanoes ... could cause problems," Waythomas said. (Juneau Empire)
Q & A: Will Mount Redoubt erupt again? Mar 24, 2009
AVO scientists began predicting that Redoubt, located 106 miles (170 km) southwest of Anchorage in the Aleutian Islands, was headed for an imminent eruption after the volcano began to show signs of increased seismic rumblings in late January. 2009 LiveScience. (MSNBC -- Technology)
George Henry Lutz Mar 18, 2009
George joined the Army on March 2, 1942, and served during World War II. He was stationed in the Aleutian Islands and earned the Asiatic Pacific Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. Returning home from his time in the Army, George worked various roles in the lumber industry until his retirement and subsequent life of solitude in Blodgett. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
UAA's jazz week gets under way Monday Mar 16, 2009
The awards did not go exclusively to arts groups, but include $25,000 to Denali Arts Council to improve the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar; $25,000 to the University of Alaska Press to print "The Aleutian Islands: Living on the Edge;" and $23,313 for Skagway Village's computer classroom and Internet lab. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
• Herrett Forum to feature Idaho anthropologist Mar 13, 2009
Humans have lived on the Aleutian Islands between Alaska and Siberia for at least 10,000 years. But many of man's activities today - industrial fishing, oil exploration and regulatory pressures - threaten that ancient way of life, says Herbert Maschner of Pocatello, an expert on the people of that region. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
European Satellites Provide New Insight Into Ozone-depleting Species Mar 10, 2009
In August 2008, the Kasatochi Volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Islands erupted explosively, sending a cloud of volcanic ash and gas more than 11 km into the atmosphere. The following day, scientists from the Brussels-based Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy identified high bromine concentrations in the vicinity of the volcano with Envisat s SCIAMACHY instrument and the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 (GOME-2) instrument aboard MetOp-A. (MetOp-A, developed by ESA and the European Organisation... (Science Daily)
Fisher poets gather for verse, song and stories Mar 4, 2009
Densmore grew up on the Aleutian Islands, where his parents were missionaries. Writing was not an early interest; now he studies with a teacher from the local community college. (International Herald Tribune)
Groundfish fisheries slow to avoid king salmon bycatch Mar 3, 2009
ANCHORAGE - Factory trawlers and other large vessels on the hunt for pollock and Pacific cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands have slowed their harvests in the wake of initial high incidental catch of prohibited king salmon and halibut, a NOAA Fisheries manager said ... ANCHORAGE - Factory trawlers and other large vessels on the hunt for pollock and Pacific cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands have slowed their harvests in the wake of initial high incidental catch of prohibited king... (Juneau Empire)
Answers to WWII sub mystery surfaced by sons of commander Feb 26, 2009
Abele was ordered to proceed to the Aleutian Islands and patrol westward from Attu on routes between the Aleutians and the Japanese Empire. On July 10, Grunion was reassigned to the area north of Kiska. (The Dolphin, CT)
