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Toksook Bay, Alaska, United States
Anna R John /
LEO Network /
October 7, 2018
During fall time, we only hand pick when the blackberries turn brown. As I was picking I saw this wild iris, like it bloomed just a few days ago. I was very awed to see this flower in October.
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Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
Arctic Sounder /
October 8, 2018
The two men, who were both part of an active whaling crew, were in one of the boats on a towline, towing a whale to shore, when their boat flipped, according to fellow whalers who were there when it happened.
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Akureyri, Northeast, Iceland
ALEXANDER ELLIOTT /
RÚV /
October 10, 2018
Grain harvests in North Iceland this autumn do not look encouraging, farmers say. A frost in late August damaged the corn and wet weather in the autumn has delayed harvests.
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Rovaniemi, Lappi, Finland
Vissarion Gotovtsev /
The Northern Forum /
October 15, 2018
On October 9, participants of the Youth Ecological Forum (IEF) attended a lecture by Mike Brook of the LEO Network. Participants who presented reports on northern biodiversity were particularly interested in the lecture. The delegation from Abyisky ulus prepared a report on “Cranes in the North-East of Yakutia and shared with the participants their observations of rare birds.
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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
M.Anudari /
MONTSAME News Agency /
August 13, 2018
In Gachuurt Village in Bayanzurkh district, beavers are being introduced to restore the headwaters of the Tuul River, the main drinking water source of the capital city, Ulaanbaatar.
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Wales, United Kingdom
BBC News /
October 14, 2018
Rivers burst their banks, homes were flooded and travel was impacted as Wales was battered by Storm Callum.
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Reykjavík, Reykjavík, Iceland
Senda Skilaboð /
RÚV /
October 11, 2018
The latest group to feel the ongoing effect of Iceland’s poor summer weather this year is the country’s bird population. With few berries and seeds on trees and bushes in the southern half of the country, experts worry for the birds’ survival this winter.
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on RÚV
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