Ripe blueberries (Vaccinium ovalifolium) in early June?

Dump and hill fire

First time we have seen so many ladybugs on our island.

Bluff/cliff side erosion along the Ningikfak River.

Kayla Desroches/KMXT It looks like it’ll be a ratty season for Kodiak. The rodents are running rampant this year, at least according to one local pest cont

Unknown purple plant species.

Early Ripe Blueberries (Vaccinium ovalifolium)

Very early berries this year.

Climate change is effecting the people of the Solomon Islands in many ways. Sea level rise is a major driver.

Invasive Black Slug

It’s a vicious cycle: As the weather warms, the Earth’s permafrost is melting, releasing greenhouse gases that are going to make the planet even hotter.

An Eight-spotted Langson's (Fabricius, 1775) or Langson's Forester Couper observed lower Kenai Peninsula of Alaska.

Early Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum)

Sea lion washes ashore in Nanwalek.

Unusual debris found on beach

Poor seabird chick fledging rates

Drought and high temperatures have dried the creek and caused thousands of pink salmon and Dolly Varden to die before they could spawn. The event raises questions about vulnerability of area salmon streams to climate change, and for local residents food security.