In the aftermath of a destructive typhoon, communities across western Alaska have been destroyed from historic floodwaters, causing hundreds of evacuations.

Officials are evacuating hundreds of Alaskans after a powerful storm system hammered the state’s western coast this week, in what the National Guard described as one of the largest airlifts in the state’s recent history.

A passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport was arrested Oct. 14 for physically assaulting two flight attendants. Her "erratic behavior" forced an emergency landing in Idaho at Boise Airport, according to the Boise Police Department (BPD).

On Oct. 18, 1867, the United States completed its purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million, taking possession of the territory from Russia.

Typhoon Halong was an unusual storm, likely fueled by the Pacific’s near-record warm surface temperatures this fall. Its timing means recovery will be even more difficult than usual for these hard-hit communities,

Climate change forces combine to make the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta especially vulnerable, threatening a region that has sustained Indigenous people for millennia.

A member of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Region of the American Red Cross is joining a critical disaster relief operation in Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong slammed into the coast.

A mass evacuation is underway after the remnants of Typhoon Halong devastated coastal communities in western Alaska over the weekend.