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Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
Wesley Early /
KTOO /
August 3, 2021
The record was driven in part by a heavy rainstorm that set Kotzebue's single-day precipitation record.
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on KTOO
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Noatak, Alaska, United States
Paul Walton, Chris Dankmeyer, Max Neale and Richard L Thoman Jr /
LEO Network /
August 16, 2021
Community Water System at Risk: Extreme precipitation throughout the summer and sustained high water has resulted in erosion of the location for the water transmission line and Noatak's two water wells.
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Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
Wesley Early /
Alaska Public Media /
August 16, 2021
Locals in Kotzebue showed a mix of excitement and concern over the weekend in response to reports that a rare polar bear was spotted in the area.
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on Alaska Public Media
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Olga Gertcyk /
Siberian Times /
August 6, 2021
Seven polar bears, including a wounded mother bear with two cubs, were scared away by rescuers after they got dangerously close to reindeer herders at several locations on the Yamal peninsula. There are concern over rising numbers of the Arctic’s largest predators leaving their natural habitat and coming closer to humans.
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on Siberian Times
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Vestmannaeyjar, South, Iceland
RÚV /
August 17, 2021
The heaviest puffling (baby puffin) ever recorded in Iceland was weighed by scientists in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago recently, and the director of the South Iceland Natural History Institute believes the puffin stock overall may never have been bigger than now. The news comes after many failed breeding seasons since 2000 and worries for the species’ future.
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on RÚV
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Alaska, United States
Mary Auld /
Alaska Public Media /
August 16, 2021
When pilots stopped traveling to villages during the COVID-19 pandemic, people had to go without important supplies. Fresh food often spoils before it arrives. Immunizations expire before they can be delivered. Dash Systems describes it as a “land the package, not the plane” approach, and it aims to make next-day delivery available in remote areas.
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on Alaska Public Media
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