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UAA Scientists, Working for NASA, Find New Cold Weather Microorganism
Channel 2 NewsThis week, as a $2.5 billion rover touched down on the surface of Mars, U.A.A students were watching intently. And they weren't watching out of mere "curiosity" either (pun intended). They were watching because their research may play a pivotal role...Tags: Science and Technology, Landforms, Antarctica, Biology, NASA
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Military Crash Investigators Examine Wreckage Near Knik Glacier
Channel 2 NewsMilitary crash investigators closed their investigation of a possible vintage military plane crash sitenear Knik Glacier Tuesday, returning with evidence that may help to identify the scene. A press release from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command...Tags: Landforms, Federal Aviation Administration, Army National Guard
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Southeast Alaska: Florida and British Columbia Hikers Rescued
Channel 2 NewsOn Tuesday, Alaska State Troopers helped rescue two separate hikers from Florida and British Columbia near Juneau. AST said 27-year-old Kristen Walling, of Florida, requested assistance after reportedly falling and breaking her leg while hiking near...Tags: Landforms, Injuries and Wounds
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Evidence of Flowing Water on Mars Piques Interest of Biologists Observing "Curiosity" Mission
Channel 2 NewsNASA has now assembled the first color, panorama of Gale Crater, seen through the eyes of its newest, most sophisticated Mars Rover, "Curiosity". The stunning color photo, composed from a large number of individual images (electronically pasted together...Tags: Science and Technology, Space Programs, Landforms, PBS (tv network), Antarctica
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Archival List of 46 of 52 C-124A Globemaster II Crash Victims
Channel 2 NewsChannel 2 has requested but not yet received a full passenger list from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command for the C-124A Globemaster II crash whose wreckage was discovered on Colony Glacier earlier this month. What follows is a retyped version of an...Tags: Tampa, Sprague, Science and Technology, The Pentagon, Landforms
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Dramatic Glacier Rescue in Valdez
Channel 2 NewsA dramatic rescue took place in Valdez over the weekend, according to Valdez officials. The fire chief and emergency manager for Valdez says two brothers were hiking on the Worthington glacier when one fell in. The fire department, Glennallen troopers...Tags: Landforms, Hypothermia
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Worthington Glacier Fall Traps Connecticut Teen in Crevasse
Channel 2 NewsA Worthington Glacier fall Saturday left a Connecticut teenager trapped in a crevasse for several hours before he was rescued suffering from hypothermia, according to local emergency responders. Valdez officials say Kurt Schenher, 16, was hiking on the...Tags: Landforms, Hypothermia
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Glacier Pilots: Walk-Off Wonders
Channel 2 SportsFor the third time in four nights, the Anchorage Glacier Pilots have won a home game on their final swing of the bat. Axel Johnson, out of TCU, delivered a pinch-hit RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning to beat the Anchorage Bucs on Thursday...Tags: Landforms, Auto Trends
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Disney cruise captures the wonder of Alaska
If you can judge the worth of a vacation by the number of times you get goose bumps, then my family's Disney cruise to Alaska in June ranks among the best.
My first shiver came our first day at sea, when our ship glided between two large mountains,...Tags: The Little Mermaid (movie), Trips and Vacations, Alaska, Aladdin (movie), Ice Cream
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Alaska cruise lite
Glaciers, mountains, whales and fresh fish — scads of fresh fish — all await visitors to southeast Alaska. But if you come by cruise ship, scads of tacky dockside shops and huge crowds also await.
Last summer, cruise liners disgorged 876,...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Fishing, Trips and Vacations, Seafood, Forests
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The road less traveled to Machu Picchu
Special to the Los Angeles TimesOur first view of Machu Picchu was from across a cloud-covered valley. My daughter Betsy and I had hiked three hours in air so thick that you could cut it with a machete. We were exploring the partially restored Inca ruins of Llactapata with our...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Hotels and Accommodations, Hiram Bingham, Hospitals and Clinics, New York
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Bones in Glacier park said to be those of Asbury seminary student
WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — Bone fragments found in Glacier National Park last summer were those of a Kentucky seminary student who went missing during a planned 100-mile solo backcountry hike in August 2008, park officials said last week. The...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Landforms, Seminaries, University of North Texas, Religious Education
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