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Huslia, Alaska, United States
Anna Rose MacArthur /
KYUK /
August 2, 2019
Salmon have been found dead in rivers across Western Alaska this summer. The largest die-off reported comes from the Koyukuk River, a tributary of the Yukon.
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on KYUK
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Togiak, Alaska, United States
Diane Abraham and Hillary Burgess /
LEO Network /
August 3, 2019
"I discovered possibly 43 seabirds and may have missed more on August 3, 2019, just on the southwest side and did not go further on southeast side of our beach. Not sure, maybe they died of hunger."
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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Juanita Mercer /
The Telegram /
August 12, 2019
What caused roughly 60,000 dead murres to wash ashore in Alaska? The answer to this could be very important to the murre (or turr) populations in the Atlantic.
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on The Telegram
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Petersburg, Alaska, United States
Angela Denning /
Alaska Public Media /
August 12, 2019
Southeast Alaska has suffered from a drought and warmer-than-normal temperatures for about two years now. The month of July broke more records.
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on Alaska Public Media
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Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
Shady Grove Oliver /
The Arctic Sounder /
August 9, 2019
The flooding was caused by a weather system that moved up to the Bering Sea from the tropics, and raised water levels and dumped rain across much of western Alaska.
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on The Arctic Sounder
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North Pole
Matt Simon /
WIRED /
August 11, 2019
Some rather peculiar weather over the weekend struck 300 miles from the North Pole. Here’s why that may be the new normal.
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on WIRED
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Verkhoyansk, Sakha, Russia
Siberia Times /
August 9, 2019
This time weather experts think the blackout was caused by smoke from wildfires mixing with heavy rain clouds.
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on Siberia Times
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