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Avian influenza death of Alaska polar bear is a global first and a sign of the virus' persistence
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1 Oct 2023
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Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
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Mysterious marine mammal injuries hint that some sharks are shifting their range northward into the Arctic - Arctic Today
Bering and Chukchi Seas
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Exit Glacier, Alaska, United States
4 Aug 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
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Some Alaska seals are getting skinnier — probably because of retreating sea ice
Nome, Alaska, United States
19 Mar 2021
ArcticToday
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As woody shrubs move north in a warming Arctic, so do beavers
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Goose populations are shifting in Alaska
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, United States
4 Aug 2017
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As sea ice gets scarcer, polar bear attacks on people become more frequent
Kaktovik, Alaska, United States
12 Jul 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
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Northwest Alaska, United States
4 Jun 2017
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Permafrost thaw altering chemistry of Yukon River
Pilot Station, Alaska, United States
20 Jan 2017
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3 Mar 2017
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17 Nov 2017
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Eagle River, Alaska, United States
20 Feb 2017
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
24 Jun 2015
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Barrow, Alaska, United States
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30 Nov 2017
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Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
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Arctic Now
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Alaska, United States
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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Scientists search for cause of ice seal deaths
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Rainy Pass, Alaska
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
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Manokotak, Alaska, United States
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Kenai, Alaska, United States
9 Feb 2024
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
21 Dec 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Southcentral Alaska schools closed amid snowstorm, power outages
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
9 Nov 2023
Alaska Public Media
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An angry moose and bare ground mark a brutal first quarter for Iditarod teams
McGrath, Alaska, United States
6 Mar 2024
Alaska Public Media
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Mat-Su schools closed Tuesday after blizzard hits power lines, highways
Matanuska Valley, Alaska, United States
21 Nov 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
2 May 2024
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Alaska’s first monkeypox case recorded in Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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Alaska Public Media
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AK: Rising populations, threat of disease prompt renewed interest in bat research
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
16 Feb 2018
Alaska Public Media
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Rain helps effort to contain McHugh Creek fire
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
22 Jul 2016
Alaska Public Media
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Anchorage and Mat-Su schools closed after 3rd major snowstorm hits the region
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
15 Dec 2022
Alaska Public Media
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Anchorage Snow Totals Well Below Average
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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Alaska Public Media
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2 people survive late-season Southcentral Alaska avalanches
Girdwood, Alaska, United States
18 Apr 2023
Alaska Public Media
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With Anchorage schools remote again, another storm hitting Southcentral Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
15 Nov 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Bristol Bay sockeye harvest blowing away forecast once again
Naknek, Alaska, United States
25 Jul 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Chevak rallies to repair storm-damaged subsistence gear
Chevak, Alaska, United States
24 Sep 2022
Alaska Public Media
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Alaska fire season begins with almost two dozen human-caused blazes
Alaska, United States
11 May 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Half-mile stretch of Anchorage’s 15th Avenue closed due to sinkhole
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
6 Apr 2023
Alaska Public Media
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More than 230,000 remain without power in Mass.; could take days to restore - The Boston Globe
Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
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Kivalina neighbors banded together to save a house from falling into the sea amid last week’s storm
Kivalina, Alaska, United States
24 Sep 2022
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Warm early winter topples century-old records
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
18 Oct 2018
Alaska Public Media
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Boost in bear activity means extra safety measures
Dillingham, Alaska, United States
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Bristol Bay Timed
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Warm, wet February linked to rise in ocean temperatures
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
25 Feb 2020
Bristol Bay Times
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Bear attacks man in Naknek
Naknek, Alaska, United States
14 Jun 2019
Alaska Public Media
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Pilot Station, Alaska, United States
30 Mar 2023
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Glennallen, Alaska, United States
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Alaska Public Media
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After 100 highs, Utqiagvik marks record low temperature
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
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Arctic Sounder
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Seawall to protect Utqiagvik from extreme storms
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
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The Arctic Sounder
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Man killed, member of search party injured in Eagle River bear attacks
Eagle River, Alaska, United States
21 Jun 2018
Anchorage Daily News
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Point Lay declares climate emergency
Point Lay, Alaska, United States
18 Mar 2022
The Arctic Sounder
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Large earthquake strikes in remote part of northwest Alaska
Shungnak, Alaska, United States
5 Apr 2019
The Arctic Sounder
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North Slope whalers bring in a spring bounty
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
4 May 2018
Arctic Sounder
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Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
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Arctic Sounder
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Pribilof Islands, Bering Sea, United States
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