"The most climate-stressed regions all contained permafrost, which is vulnerable to thaw as temperatures rise," researcher Sue Natali said.

1895 Map of Alaska. Source: 1895 U.S. Atlas ... 1867 "The paltry sum of $7,000,000 for a country nearly eight times as large as this state [Illinois] and 400 miles of coast, shows Russia has ...

Ronald Reagan had walloped Carter in the election a few weeks before. But Carter changed the map of Alaska in a big way on his way out. One of his final signatures as president made it more likely ...