Smoke from the Siberian wildfires also stretched over 1,200 miles on Wednesday to reach all the way to Mongolia.
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Bike shops expect another year of high prices, low inventory
Most U.S. retailers were caught off-guard by last year’s spike in demand, and this year bikes could be just as scarce.
First talks between Biden administration and Chinese diplomats begin in Anchorage
The meeting quickly turned frosty as the two global powers sparred over human rights.
Top US and China diplomats to meet in Anchorage
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with top Chinese officials next week during a stop in Anchorage.
Across the ocean in Anchorage’s sister cities, pandemic life feels both different and the same
Around the world, other cities are dealing with their own restrictions, often in very different ways and with very different consequences.
Trump wants to bail out Maine lobster fisherman. Alaska’s seafood industry is unimpressed
Fishing businesses across the country have suffered during President Donald Trump’s trade war against China: They’ve faced big tariffs that cut into their exports.
Alaska’s salmon industry contends with a rumor from China that you can get COVID-19 from seafood
Fish marketing experts are assessing how the rumors could affect Alaska salmon’s image in the world.
State of Alaska receives $3M worth of PPE from China
The shipment included 160,000 face shields, 1.2 million pairs of gloves, 31,000 protective Tyvek suits, 100,000 disposable gowns, and 20,000 shoe covers and head caps, state emergency officials said.
Policy expert says Alaska will be ‘nation’s vanguard’ in a thawing Arctic
Mike Sfraga, director of the Polar Institute at the Washington, D.C.-based think tank the Wilson Center, says climate change is making the Arctic Ocean more accessible.
Alaska’s travel industry monitors coronavirus developments from afar
Chinese tourism to Alaska has grown more than 70% since 2013, according to Alaska Travel Industry Association data.