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Nome, Alaska, United States
SANDRA L. MEDEARIS /
The Nome Nugget /
March 23, 2019
The record early departure of the sea ice offshore Nome (March 12), and ice gone missing from Norton Sound astounded weather experts.
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Bethel, Alaska, United States
Krysti Shallenberger /
Alaska Public Media /
April 1, 2019
Two four-wheelers carrying five men leaving Bethel broke through needle ice on the upper end of Church Slough on Sunday night. Two of the men died, while three others were treated for hypothermia in Bethel.
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on Alaska Public Media
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Stokkseyri, South Iceland
Jelena Ćirić /
Iceland Review /
March 21, 2019
A golden plover, traditionally believed to announce the arrival of spring in Iceland, was spotted in Stokkseyri on March 28, a little later than usual. They spends the winter as far south as North Africa, returning north to breed.
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on Iceland Review
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Grimsey, Northeast Iceland
Jelena Ćirić /
Iceland Review /
April 2, 2019
Svafar Gylfason spotted the year’s first puffin while fishing at sea near Grímsey island, North Iceland last weekend. He says the beloved bird’s appearance is a week earlier than it’s been in the past.
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on Iceland Review
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Mongolia
B.Misheel /
MONTSAME News Agency /
March 1, 2019
Insects that eat leaves and needles are causing increasing damage in Mongolian forests. The Siberian silk moth and the gypsy moth are the most destructive.
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Graham Bell Island
Siberia Times /
March 28, 2019
Scientists confirm loss of ‘Pearl’ island, while schoolchildren using satellite maps identify one of the new icy Russian isles.
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Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland
Yle Uutiset /
April 2, 2019
Alder catkins (the pollen-rich flowers on alder trees) haven't reached their peak yet, but there are a lot of them. There can be four to five million pollen particles in a single catkin.
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