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Coast Guard Rescue
7:58 am
Wed January 2, 2013

Shell's Seattle-Bound Oil Rig Evacuated, Lost, Recovered In Gulf Of Alaska

Credit Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis / US Coast Guard
A Coast Guard helicopter crew conducts hoists of the first six of 18 crewmen from the mobile drilling unit Kulluk 80 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, 12/29/12. Rescue was prompted after there were problems with the tow Friday.

UPDATE: The Kulluk ran aground late Monday night, with 150,000 gallons of diesel and oil on board.

A floating oil rig that was abandoned on Saturday in heavy seas in the Gulf of Alaska is being towed away from land — a second time.

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Climate Change
12:07 pm
Wed December 5, 2012

Landslides And Climate Change: Lessons From Alaska For Seattle

Credit Ground Truth Trekking
Near the edge of Alaska's Malaspina Glacier, erosion is so rapid that even the bear trails can't keep up and forests wash into the sea.

Landslide season has begun. That's when we hear stories about houses sliding down Seattle's famously steep slopes. But according to geologist "Hig" Higman, landslide season is about to get even hairier.

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