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The Northern Climate Observer is published by the Center for Climate and Health. We track news coverage from across the circumpolar north and provide readers with a curated roundup of climate change related events. Thank you for reading our newsletter and for paying attention to our changing world.

	Largest Landslide in Icelandic History Borgarbyggð, Vesturland, Iceland LARISSA KYZER / Iceland Review / July 8, 2018 The landslide is thought to be the largest that has ever occurred in Iceland. Experts say that the uncommonly wet summer weather is to blame for the event. Read article on Iceland Review
	Chignik fishermen stuck ashore as sockeye run fails Chignik, Alaska, United States Mitch Borden, / Alaska Public Media / KMXT - Kodiak / July 5, 2018 There is really only one thing to talk about in Chignik Bay these days: Where are the sockeye? Read article on Alaska Public Media / KMXT - Kodiak
	Spruce beetles take flight in search of new host trees Sterling, Alaska, United States Erin McKinstry / Alaska Public Media / July 6, 2018 Over the last two years, an outbreak has affected more than 500,000 acres of forest. Read article on Alaska Public Media
	Exploding Salish Sea seal population sparks call for a cull Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Randy Shore / Vancouver Sun / July 7, 2018 Tens of thousands of seals in the Salish Sea are devouring millions of adult and juvenile salmon, sparking renewed debate about a cull. Read article on Vancouver Sun
	Mayflies, algae both part of the game for Lake Erie walleye anglers Toledo, Ohio, United States Matt Markey / The Blade / July 6, 2018 Anglers has expressed concerns that this early-arriving green slime signals the end of what was viewed as the summer of plenty for walleye fishermen. Read article on The Blade
	Blackline Prickleback (Acantholumpenus mackayi) Caught While Fishing For Herring Chevak, Alaska, United States Cynthia Paniyak and Jayde Ferguson / LEO Network / June 2, 2018 Blackline Prickleback (Acantholumpenus mackayi) caught along the Bering Sea Coast Read post on the LEO Network
	14 minke whale deaths in Maritimes this year New Brunswick, Canada CBC / July 7, 2018 The Marine Animal Response Society is keeping a close eye on the minke whale population in the Maritimes after at least 14 of them have been observed dead at sea or washed ashore since February. Read article on CBC
	Polar bears late June visits to St. Anthony unusual \| The Telegram Saint Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada The Telegram / July 3, 2018 `Department of Fisheries and Land Resources theorizes why bears still around so late into the season` Read article on The Telegram
	Long-billed Syndrome in Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Richmond, British Columbia, Canada Kristine Kirkby and Caroline Van Hemert / LEO Network / April 13, 2018 Recent trend of beak abnormalities have been discovered across orders of birds in North America. Read post on the LEO Network

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