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Environment Environment (USA) USA 

Bering Sea ice at lowest extent in at least 5,500 years, study says

Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 14:09
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There is less sea ice in the Bering Sea now than at any time in at least 5,500 years. That’s

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Environment Environment (Russia) Russia 

Sea ice extent in the Arctic reaches historical low in July

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Monday, July 27, 2020 at 15:44
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The Arctic sea ice extent reached a record low in July, shrinking to levels not seen since satellite observation of

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Bering Sea region focus of recent papers on climate risk to northern communities

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 08:16 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 14:15
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a U.S. scientific agency, released it’s annual Arctic report card this month, warning that

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Environment (Russia) General News Russia Science 

Scientists surprised to discover meteor exploded over Bering Sea in December

Nicole Mortillaro, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 14:47 — Last Updated: Friday, March 22, 2019 at 13:06
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On Dec. 18, 2018, a large meteor streaked across the sky over the Bering Sea before exploding with 10 times

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Society (USA) USA 

Alaskan Indigenous community group pushes for better fishing quotas

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at 14:52 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at 14:54
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Alaska Congressman Don Young is trying again to renew the Magnuson-Stevens Act. The nation’s fundamental federal fisheries law hasn’t been

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Environment Environment (USA) General News USA 

World maritime body approves first Arctic ship routing measures

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, May 25, 2018 at 16:21
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The International Maritime Organization approved on Friday the first internationally recognized ship routing measures designed jointly by Russia and the

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Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

February Arctic sea ice at a record low in 2018

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 14:54
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A wedge of open water formed north of Svalbard and well into the Arctic Ocean in late February, satellite images

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Environment (USA) General Science USA 

New marine atlas details ecosystem of changing Arctic Alaska

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, August 7, 2017 at 16:23
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Birds, fish, marine mammals, oil rigs, ships of various sizes and people cross paths in the Arctic waters off Alaska.

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Alaska’s tiny, restless Bogoslof volcano erupts again – and researchers won’t be going there anytime soon

Michelle Theriault Boots, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 14:12 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 14:14
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Alaska’s most active volcano, the tiny and tempestuous Bogoslof, erupted again over the weekend, the latest installation in a geologic

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Environment (USA) General Science USA 

New federal project to count eider population poisoned by shot in Alaska

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 15:02 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 18:53
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Threatened spectacled eiders, sea ducks that have died in large numbers after ingesting lead from hunters’ spent ammunition, will be

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Environment (USA) General Science USA 

Warming ocean waters off Alaska bring widespread ecological changes, with more expected in the future

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 18:51 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 15:57
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As the global climate heats up, so do the ocean waters off Alaska, meaning big changes for marine ecosystems and

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Does the ‘Blob’ foretell North Pacific future? A scientist says yes.

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 15:22 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 13:53
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There is good news and bad news about the big warm-water “Blob” that has wreaked havoc on the North Pacific

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Appeals court supports climate-based listing of seal as threatened in Alaska

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 13:31
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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday reinstated a decision protecting bearded seals in Alaska under the Endangered Species

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Arctic fish populations changing as ice dwindles, report says

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, August 15, 2016 at 17:58
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Pacific cod, walleye pollock and some types of salmon have been found in more areas of U.S. Arctic waters and

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A close up shot of a blue-green algae bloom. Location not identified. (iStock)
Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Algae-related toxins found in Arctic sea mammals

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, February 15, 2016 at 16:35 — Last Updated: Monday, February 15, 2016 at 16:42
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  Toxins produced by harmful algal blooms are showing up in Alaska marine mammals as far north as the Arctic

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