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Smoke and fire in Central Asia In 2014, we began to follow the UB Post, an english language newspaper from Mongolia. This was at the suggestion of one of our LEO Network interns, Khulan Bazarvaani, who was studying at the University of Alaska. Khulan's stories about drought and desertification in her homeland inspired us to begin following Central Asia; including Kazakastan, the big former Soviet republic located west of Mongolia. So we have also been reading the Astana Times and gradually learning more about the impacts of climate change in this large and important country (see articles). Last week, the combination of high temperatures, drought and high winds resulted in a record-setting wildfire event. At least 108 buildings were damaged or destroyed. Residents of several villages including Kalinino and Lesnoye were evacuated. You can read the Astana Times article and see video posted to YouTube in this week's edition. For more on climate change impacts from Mongolia, see the UB Post articles in LEO Network. Mike Brubaker, Editor

	President Tokayev Arrives in Kostanai Region as Forest Fires Burn Record 43,000 Hectares Аманкарагай, Әулиекөл, Kostanay, Kazakhstan Saniya Bulatkulova / The Astana Times / September 5, 2022 The Kostanai Region declared a state of emergency on Sept. 4 after forest fires burned a record 43,000 hectares (the size of Сarribean Barbados island) and forced an evacuation of 1,841 people. Read article on The Astana Times
	Summer 2022 was warmest on record for Svalbard Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Krestia DeGeorge / ArcticToday / September 6, 2022 Temperature records are becoming the new normal for summers on Svalbard, the Arctic archipelago halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. Summer 2022 saw the average even higher, with 7.4 degrees C for June, July and August at the airport a few kilometers west of Longyearbyen, the main settlement on the archipelago. Read article on ArcticToday
	11 endangered sturgeon deaths in a week send B.C. scientists looking for answers Prince George, British Columbia, Canada Stefan Labbé / Glacier Media / September 5, 2022 Scientists from B.C.’s provincial government are investigating a spike in dead sturgeons after 11 adult fish were found dead on the Nechako River over the past week. Read article on Glacier Media
	More shrubs means way more moose in western Alaska Bethel, Alaska, United States Avery Lill, High Country News / Anchorage Daily News / Biologists want to know why there are so many moose. It may have a lot to do with shrubs — moose feast on their leaves during the spring and summer. These short woody plants are spreading west, aided by climate change, and moose populations are expanding along with them. Read article on Anchorage Daily News
	Akureyri bottlenose whale found dead Akureyri, Northeast, Iceland RÚV / September 5, 2022 The death of one of the bottlenose whales that have been entertaining residents and visitors in Akureyri was confirmed this weekend. Read article on RÚV
	Farmed Salmon Found in Mjólká in Arnarfjörður Bildudalur, Westfjords, Iceland Erik Pomrenke / Iceland Review / September 13, 2022 In a recent report from the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST), 16 salmon caught in the Mjólká river in the Westfjords were confirmed to originate from farms. Signs indicate that the salmon originate from open sea farms by Haganes, where a hole in the pen caused part of the stock to escape in August. Read article on Iceland Review

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