SEATTLE – Alaska Air Group’s profits dropped in the third quarter this year as the airline navigated an IT outage that briefly took down its network, and a summer of thunderstorms on the East Coast.

On Saturday, July 4th, sightings of a ‘tornado’ were reported in Interior Alaska near Cantwell, south of Alpine Creek Lodge.

ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - Alaska may need to brace for more thunderstorms — along with the landslides, floods and wildfires they can bring — if current climate trends continue, a team of scientists warns.

Alaska’s capital city averages a single thunderstorm every two years or so. Juneau is home to about 32,000 people and is known for its winter weather — less so for any thunder or lightning. But the ...

Alaska Air Group’s profits dropped in the third quarter this year as the airline navigated an IT outage that briefly took down its network, and a summer of thunderstorms on the East Coast. Alaska ...