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Fire Season - arrived in the North in April this year, at least in some parts. See news stories from Northwest Alaska and Central Russia. With recent record wildfire seasons in many parts of the North, we are hopeful that this year will be a departure from the trend. A question that will play out over the coming weeks is whether there will be any lasting or new marine impacts from the warm Blob on the West Coast and the cold one on the East. This measured in the weather, ocean conditions and the health of marine life. See stories about the unusual (whale) mortality event on the Eastern US seaboard, and some unusual squid strandings in Unalaska. See also new LEO Posts about butterflies in Anvik Alaska and reindeer in Varanger Region of Norway. Mike Brubaker - Editor

	1,900-acre fire spreads across Northwest Alaska Zane Hills Fire, Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, United States Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks / Alaska Public Media / April 21, 2017 A wildfire is burning in a remote area of northwest Alaska. The Alaska Fire Service reports that the Zane Hills Fire was discovered this week, and mapped at 1,900 acres. Read article on Alaska Public Media
	Nuclear town on fire, with residents 'choking' from smoke Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarskiy, Russia The Siberian Times reporter / Siberian Times / April 25, 2017 Facilities for producing weapons grade plutonium believed safe despite fierce flames caused by wildfires. Read article on Siberian Times
	Mass Die-Off of Whales in Atlantic Is Being Investigated New York City, New York, United States Tatiana Schlossberg / New York Times / April 28, 2017 Forty-one whales have died in the past 15 months along the Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Maine. Ten of the whales were killed by collisions with ships.On average, eight humpback whales are stranded each year and fewer than two are hit by ships. Read article on New York Times
	Two dead squid in two weeks: Coincidence? Unalaska, Alaska, United States Zoë Sobel, Alaska's Energy Desk - Unalaska / Alaska Public Media / April 26, 2017 The novelty of seeing a jumbo squid in Unalaska is not wearing off: a second one washed ashore Monday night. Read article on Alaska Public Media
	Stranded, lethargic ringed seal found far south of normal icy habitat Seward, Alaska, United States Yereth Rosen / Alaska Dispatch News / April 19, 2017 A parasite-riddled seal afraid of the water is the first Alaska marine mammal rescued in 2017. The seal will not be returned to the wild if it continues to survive rehabilitation at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward. Read article on Alaska Dispatch News
	Early Milbert's Tortoiseshell Butterfly Anvik, Alaska, United States Alberta Walker and Derek Sikes / LEO Network / April 19, 2017 Early butterfly observed south of the Kaiyuh Mountains along the west bank of the Yukon River. Read post on the LEO Network
	Poor Grazing Conditions for Reindeer in Varanger Varanger Halvo, Norway Vigdis Johnsen / LEO Network / April 6, 2017 Harsh grazing conditions have been reported this winter due to some rainy days that have lead to ice cover on the ground. Read post on the LEO Network

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