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Alaska Air pilot reports laser strike on approach to Seattle

2015-07-18 04:37:57| Airlines - Topix.net

An Alaska Air pilot reported someone was shining a laser at them from the ground as the plane approached Sea-Tac Airport Thursday night. The 737-400 was inbound from Juneau and the laser strike happened just before 11 p.m., according to an Alaska Air spokesperson.

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Snapshot of Alaska real estate market shows improvement from last year

2015-07-14 05:03:58| Real Estate - Topix.net

New real estate numbers show housing sales in Alaska generally improved in the second quarter of this year, with a dip in mortgage interest rates likely a major driver behind homebuying decisions, a state real estate economist said. In Anchorage, 824 homes sold in the period from April to June, up from 765 during the same three months last year, according to statistics from the Alaska Association of Realtors .

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Starbucks, Alaska Air Group, Microsoft, Porch launch initiative to...

2015-07-13 20:04:55| Airlines - Topix.net

Starbucks , Microsoft , Alaska Air Group , Porch.com and other companies are leading a new initiative to hire 100,000 young, minority employees by 2018. The employer-led coalition formed the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative with the collective goal to hire at least that many 16 to 24 year olds who face "systemic barriers to jobs and education" by employing them in apprenticeships, internships, training programs, part-time and full-time jobs.

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Extremely high coastal erosion in northern Alaska

2015-07-10 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environmental News Network: In a new study published today, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey found that the remote northern Alaska coast has some of the highest shoreline erosion rates in the world.Analyzing over half a century of shoreline change data, scientists found the pattern is extremely variable with most of the coast retreating at rates of more than 1 meter a year. Coastal erosion along the Arctic coast of Alaska is threatening Native Alaskan villages, sensitive ecosystems, energy and defense related...

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Smoke from forest fires in Alaska, Canada reach Oklahoma

2015-07-07 23:42:38| Waste Management - Topix.net

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality says smoke from enormous wildfires in Alaska and Canada is making the air in northwestern Oklahoma unhealthy. The agency reported Tuesday that air quality monitors in northwestern Oklahoma have detected concentrations of fine particulate matter considered unhealthy for sensitive groups.

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