Today in Alaska: New Island, Fisherman Killed, Willow Oil Blow, and Senate Epstein Clash
🌟 Today’s Top Alaska Headlines Alaska's Prow Knob (the big island on the right of the lake) used to be surrounded by ice. Source: NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. New island emerges from melting glacier A new landmass, now named Prow Knob , has broken away from the retreating Alsek Glacier in Glacier Bay. Scientists say the event highlights the rapid impact of climate change on Alaska’s coastal geography. 🔗 Live Science Japan reviewing $44B Alaska LNG project Japan has hired consulting firm Wood Mackenzie to evaluate the viability of the long-delayed Alaska LNG project, once promoted by the Trump administration. The project’s future could determine the next phase of Alaska’s natural gas exports. 🔗 Reuters Researcher dies in Mendenhall Glacier accident Source: Riccardo Pozzobon Facebook Page Riccardo Pozzobon, 40, a planetary geology researcher, died after being swept into a moulin — a verti...