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‘A little scary’: Alaska’s Iditarod to begin with smallest field ever

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 10:54 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 10:55
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The second half-century for the world’s most famous sled dog race is getting off to a rough start. Only 33

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) 

No sport fishing for salmon on Yukon River again this year, as numbers stay low

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 10, 2022 at 11:10 — Last Updated: Friday, June 10, 2022 at 11:13
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It’s become the norm in recent years — the closure of the once-popular recreational and commercial salmon fishery on the

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Yukon issues flood warning for Pelly River at Ross River

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 16:04
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A flood warning was issued for the community of Ross River as the water level in the Pelly River rose

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Northwestern Canada: How a changing Yukon River is reshaping an age-old ice bridge

Meagan Deuling and Jonathan Ore, CBC Radio
Posted: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 11:14
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The residents of Dawson City, in northwestern Canada, have an intimate relationship with the Yukon River. It’s why settlers first

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Contract awarded to build ice bridge in Dawson City, northwest Canada

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at 08:58
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The Yukon government is going to try again this winter to help Mother Nature build an ice bridge across the

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General Science Science (USA) USA 

Melting small glaciers play a big role in Alaska river systems

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, September 11, 2017 at 16:19 — Last Updated: Monday, September 11, 2017 at 18:02
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The small and sometimes patchy glaciers that cling to high mountain slopes in Alaska appear to be big players in

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Business Business (USA) General USA 

King salmon from Alaska’s Yukon River briefly sold for first time in years

Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 17:46
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The first commercial sale of Yukon River king salmon meant steep prices for consumers and an outcry from subsistence fishermen, who

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Photo Galleries Science Science (USA) 

Scientists discover dinosaur fossils along Alaska river

Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Monday, September 23, 2013 at 11:41 — Last Updated: Friday, March 16, 2018 at 15:01
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Pushing off from the banks of the Tanana River this summer, Pat Druckenmiller knew the challenges his team of scientists

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Homes and other buildings shown flooded in Galena, Alaska in 2013. (Ed Plumb / National Weather Service / AP)
Society Society (USA) USA 

Residents from Galena, Alaska return after flooding

APRN
Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 10:59 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:38
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It’s been nearly a month since an ice choked Yukon River overflowed its banks and flooded Galena, Alaska. The ice

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Flooding in the Yukon River community of Galena, Alaska over the memorial Day weekend. (National Weather Service, Alaska Dispatch)
Environment Environment (USA) USA 

Alaskan recalls recent flooding horror

Laurel Andrews, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, June 3, 2013 at 09:38
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Twenty-four years on the Yukon River brings with it some understanding of and relation to the water. But with the

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Homes and other buildings shown flooded in Galena, Alaska in 2013. (Ed Plumb / National Weather Service / AP)
Environment Environment (USA) USA 

Flooding continues in Galena, Alaska

Laurel Andrews, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 09:48
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Flooding in Galena continues for the third straight day, but hints that the ice jam may finally break are surfacing,

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