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Mystery invertebrate in a red crab
Nome, Alaska, United States
13 Feb 2024
LEO Network
Event
Storm erodes shoreline at Shishmaref
Shishmaref, Alaska, United States
25 Nov 2023
The Nome Nugget
Event
Graves continue to erode at historic St. Michael cemetery
St. Michael, Alaska, United States
21 Sep 2023
The Nome Nugget
Event
Dead humpback whale calf washes up near Juneau, may have been struck by vessel
Juneau, Alaska, United States
28 Aug 2023
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com
Event
First fall storm of the year damages road in Utqiagvik
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
24 Aug 2023
Anchorage Daily News
Event
High water in Kotzebue Sound
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
17 Aug 2023
LEO Network
Event
NOAA seeks public’s help on Steller sea lion killings in Copper River Delta
Cordova, Alaska, United States
11 Aug 2023
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com
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Strange orange deposit on beach and waters of Kotzebue Sound
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
10 Aug 2023
LEO Network
Event
Harmful algae bloom detected in Bering Strait waters
Bering Straits, Alaska
3 Aug 2023
The Nome Nugget
Event
Humpback whale nearly knocks paddler off board near Whittier
Whittier, Alaska, United States
20 Jul 2023
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Tsunami warning canceled following strong earthquake off Alaska Peninsula
Sand Point, Alaska, United States
16 Jul 2023
Alaska Public Media
Event
Crab pots 'absolutely stuffed' as Bering Sea Dungeness fishery breaks records
Nome, Alaska, United States
26 Jun 2023
Alaska Public Media
Event
Dangerous PSP toxin levels found in some Southwest Alaska clams, mussels
Chignik, Alaska, United States
14 Jun 2023
Alaska Public Media
Event
Large-scale internet outage due to cut fiberoptic cable interrupts business as usual
Nome, Alaska, United States
13 Jun 2023
The Nome Nugget
Event
Floating Helmet
Tatitlek, Alaska, United States
19 May 2023
LEO Network
Event
Previously Unknown Gas Seeps Discovered along Aleutian Trench
Adak, Alaska, United States
18 May 2023
Alaska Native News
Event
Cleanup continues at Kodiak spaceport after January rocket crash
Kodiak, Alaska, United States
9 Feb 2023
Alaska Public Media
Event
Polar bear fatally mauls woman and boy in Northwest Alaska village
Wales, Alaska, United States
17 Jan 2023
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Minke whale pod sighted
Kasaan, Alaska, United States
21 Dec 2022
LEO Network
Event
Utqiagvik reaches record high 40˚F in December
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
5 Dec 2022
Alaska Public Media
Event
No sea ice in Grantley Harbor
Teller, Alaska, United States
5 Dec 2022
LEO Network
Event
NOAA trawl survey: Cold pool returns in the Bering Sea
Bering Sea
11 Nov 2022
The Nome Nugget
Event
September storm leaves behind treasured beach finds
Chevak, Alaska, United States
7 Oct 2022
KYUK
Event
Winds down but high water just starting as ‘exceptionally strong storm’ batters Northwest Alaska
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
7 Oct 2022
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Saxitoxin detected in regional clam
Savoonga, Alaska, United States
6 Oct 2022
The Nome Nugget
Event
Fish die off near Kotzebue
Cape Blossom
29 Sep 2022
LEO Network
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‘Some of them just disappeared’: Essential pieces of life in Nome were lost in the storm
Nome, Alaska, United States
22 Sep 2022
KTOO
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As the storm raged, a mad rush to keep the power on in Hooper Bay
Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States
22 Sep 2022
KTOO
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Storm unearths ancient tusks
Newtok, Alaska, United States
19 Sep 2022
LEO Network
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‘Half of Golovin underwater,’ residents shovel sand out of homes
Golovin, Alaska, United States
19 Sep 2022
KNOM Radio Mission
Event
Storm destroys Shaktoolik’s berm, its main protection from the sea
Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States
18 Sep 2022
KTOO
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Storm bounty in clams
Mertarvik, Alaska, United States
18 Sep 2022
LEO Network
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Storm impacts from Kotzebue airport
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
18 Sep 2022
LEO Network
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Typhoon Merbok in Tununak
Tununak, Alaska, United States
17 Sep 2022
LEO Network
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Researchers find even higher algal levels in regional waters
Wales, Alaska, United States
30 Aug 2022
The Nome Nugget
Event
Researchers find high concentrations of harmful algae in regional waters
Nome, Alaska, United States
17 Aug 2022
The Nome Nugget
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Cormorants establishing new rookery
Golovin, Alaska, United States
30 Jul 2022
LEO Network
Event
Summer storm hits Kotzebue
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
26 Jul 2022
LEO Network
Event
Evidence of invasive crab that could wreak havoc on Alaska fisheries found near Metlakatla
Metlakatla, Alaska, United States
25 Jul 2022
Alaska Public Media
Event
Extremely windy on the lagoon
Golovin, Alaska, United States
19 Jul 2022
LEO Network
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Along Utqiaġvik’s eroding coast, hope that a seawall can help keep the community safe
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
18 Jul 2022
Anchorage Daily News
Event
With less sea ice, expect seal pups near shore
Nome, Alaska, United States
21 May 2022
The Nome Nugget
Event
Strange fish caught in Togiak Bay area
Togiak, Alaska, United States
11 May 2022
LEO Network
Event
Unusual container found on Bering Sea beach
Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States
30 Mar 2022
LEO Network
Event
Early ocean ice break-up
Elim, Alaska, United States
24 Mar 2022
LEO Network
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Crews work to contain fuel spill after tugboat runs aground north of Sitka
Sitka, Alaska, United States
22 Mar 2022
Alaska Public Media
Event
Japanese skeleton shrimp found in Nateekin Bay
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
2 Mar 2022
LEO Network
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Arctic sea ice reached its maximum extent at a near-record early date
Saint Paul, Alaska, United States
25 Feb 2022
ArcticToday
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Bering Sea ice reaches St. Paul for a week, now recedes north
Pribilof Islands
23 Feb 2022
KNOM Radio Mission
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Fuel shortage and blizzard leave St. George residents rationing heat and water
Saint George, Alaska, United States
17 Dec 2021
Alaska Public Media
Event
Bowhead pod visits Savoonga with ice conditions unsuitable for hunting
Savoonga, Alaska, United States
16 Dec 2021
KNOM Radio Mission
Event
Ships traveling into a warming Arctic are leaving garbage in their wake, scientists warn
Nome, Alaska, United States
14 Dec 2021
ArcticToday
Event
Storm related flooding and infrastructure damage
Golovin, Alaska, United States
10 Dec 2021
LEO Network
Event
Seawall to protect Utqiagvik from extreme storms
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
9 Dec 2021
The Arctic Sounder
Event
Wind gusts in Northwest Alaska pushed away sea ice, caused power outages
Kivalina, Alaska, United States
5 Dec 2021
Arctic Sounder
Event
This November's sea ice extent in the northern Bering is the best in years
Nome, Alaska, United States
22 Nov 2021
Alaska Public Media
Event
Erosion at Cape Blossom
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
13 Oct 2021
LEO Network
Event
Valuable crab populations are in a ‘very scary’ decline in warming Bering Sea
Bering Sea
21 Sep 2021
The Seattle Times
Event
Research has no answers for continued seabird die-off
Nome, Alaska, United States
11 Sep 2021
The Nome Nugget
Event
An invasive parasite is taking over Alaska blue mud shrimp. Researchers want to kill it.
Sitka, Alaska, United States
6 Sep 2021
Alaska Public Media
Event
Sunken scallop boat off Kodiak remains pollution hazard decades later
Womens Bay, Alaska, United States
2 Sep 2021
Alaska Public Media
Event
Tsunami warning canceled after 8.2 offshore earthquake sent people in many Alaska coastal communities to higher ground
Chignik, Alaska, United States
29 Jul 2021
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Sea Life Die-Off Found on Beach
Elim, Alaska, United States
23 Jul 2021
LEO Network
Event
Blue mussel die-off in Skagway
Skagway, Alaska, United States
16 Jul 2021
LEO Network
Event
Southwest Alaska community on Bering Sea coast experiences severe flooding
Kwigillingok, Alaska, United States
28 Jun 2021
Alaska Public Media
Event
Coast Guard responds to tar-like substance spill on Utqiagvik beach
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
25 Jun 2021
KTOO
Event
Halibut fisherman weathers freak storm on trip back from Togiak
23 Jun 2021
KTOO
Event
Red bloom in bay isn’t harmful
Homer, Alaska, United States
26 May 2021
Homer News
Event
Washed up - euphausiid shrimp on area beach
Whittier, Alaska, United States
24 Apr 2021
LEO Network
Event
Unidentified Waxy Substance
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
9 Apr 2021
LEO Network
Event
Some Alaska seals are getting skinnier — probably because of retreating sea ice
Nome, Alaska, United States
19 Mar 2021
ArcticToday
Event
Dust-like deposit on water along beach
Sand Point, Alaska, United States
20 Feb 2021
LEO Network
Event
Two more Russian tankers transit Bering Strait
Diomede, Alaska, United States
30 Jan 2021
The Nome Nugget
Event
Mild Temperatures and North Winds Contribute to Low Sea Ice Extent in Bering
Nome, Alaska, United States
25 Jan 2021
KNOM Radio Mission
Event
Storm re-engineers mouth of Nome River
Nome, Alaska, United States
13 Nov 2020
The Nome Nugget
Event
Fall storm wreaks havoc
Teller, Alaska, United States
13 Nov 2020
The Nome Nugget
Event
Minor to Severe Erosion Across the Region Caused by Strong Bering Sea Storm
Nome, Alaska, United States
10 Nov 2020
KNOM Radio Mission
Event
Pacific Sand Lance (
Ammodytes hexapterus
) Make First Appearance
Kivalina, Alaska, United States
8 Nov 2020
LEO Network
Event
Coonstripe Shrimp (
Pandalus hypsinotis
) Found on Beach After Storm
Kivalina, Alaska, United States
8 Nov 2020
LEO Network
Event
Tsunami warning issued following 7.4 magnitude earthquake off Alaska Peninsula
Sand Point, Alaska, United States
19 Oct 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Foreign Trash Washing Up on Beaches
Shishmaref, Alaska
6 Oct 2020
LEO Network
Event
Unalaska records 120 mph winds during record-breaking August storm
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
31 Aug 2020
Alaska Public Media
Event
Foreign plastic continues to wash up on region’s beaches
Nome, Alaska, United States
28 Aug 2020
The Nome Nugget
Event
Foreign Marine Debris Found in the Bering Sea
Nome, Alaska, United States
17 Aug 2020
Kawerak
Event
Biologists hope dead sea lion will provide insight into endangered Aleutian population
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
14 Aug 2020
Alaska Public Media
Event
Major Coastal Erosion near Kotzebue
Cape Blossom, Alaska, United States
24 Jul 2020
LEO Network
Event
Green Sturgeon (
Acipenser medirostris
) in Kachemak Bay
Halibut Cove, Alaska, United States
6 Jul 2020
LEO Network
Event
Washed-up Stellar Sea Lion (
Eumetopias jubatus
) on Front Beach
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
24 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Thousands of gallons of heating oil spill in Shungnak
Shungnak, Alaska, United States
23 Jun 2020
Arctic Sounder
Event
Strange waves cause concern in Shishmaref
Shishmaref, Alaska, United States
21 Jun 2020
KTVA
Event
Oily substance found near Savoonga remains a mystery
Savoonga, Alaska, United States
17 Jun 2020
The Nome Nugget
Event
Yellow-tinted Water around Nome Identified As Spruce Pollen
Nome, Alaska, United States
16 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Picking Shellfish Yields Tingling Fingers
5 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Pollen Tinting Water around Norton Sound Communities
Nome, Alaska, United States
4 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Possible Pacific White-sided Dolphin Sighting (
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
)
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
20 May 2020
LEO Network
Event
Scientists: Potential landslide could generate large tsunami in Prince William Sound
Barry Arm
14 May 2020
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Event
Oily water continues to ooze into Port Valdez as snow on the ground complicates response
Valdez, Alaska, United States
17 Apr 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Alyeska Pipeline cleaning up oil spill at Valdez Marine Terminal
Valdez, Alaska, United States
12 Apr 2020
Event
Warm, wet February linked to rise in ocean temperatures
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
25 Feb 2020
Bristol Bay Times
Event
Colder weather brings Bering Sea ice extent and thickness to near normal, benefiting hunters
Nome, Alaska, United States
19 Feb 2020
Anchorage Daily News
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