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Arctic air brings historically cold July temperatures to Bethel
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Jul 17, 2024
Alaska Public Media
Event
Interesting Bug on the Kuskowim River
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Jun 24, 2024
LEO Network
Event
Bethel SAR warns against Kuskokwim River travel after aerial survey
Kuskokwim River, Alaska, United States
Nov 22, 2023
Alaska Public Media
Event
With thousands of sockeyes passing Bethel each day, dipnets are catching on
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Jul 5, 2023
Alaska Public Media
Event
Salmon are disappearing on the Yukon and Kuskokwim. Here’s what to know about the crisis this summer.
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Jun 8, 2023
Alaska Public Media
Background
COVID vaccination effective in protecting vulnerable Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, study says
Bethel, Alaska, United States
May 31, 2023
KYUK
Background
Makut negairuut, Nunapicuarmi negat amllerluteng,
Spider webs cover vast area
Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States
Sep 20, 2022
LEO Network
Event
Yukon River chum and coho runs remain too low to open subsistence harvest
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Aug 25, 2022
KYUK
Event
Tale of two salmon fisheries: Bristol Bay breaks record, but Yukon River collapses
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Jul 22, 2022
Alaska Public Media
Event
Subsistence fishers request a decrease of salmon bycatch
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Jun 29, 2022
KNOM Radio Mission
Background
Management council declines action on Bering Sea bycatch to address Yukon-Kuskokwim salmon subsistence worries
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Jun 20, 2022
Alaska Public Media
Background
Beluga whales swam up the Kuskokwim River to Bethel and scientists want samples of them
Bethel, Alaska, United States
May 31, 2022
Alaska Public Media
Event
Firefighters contain blaze that burned 3 buildings in Alaska
Kasigluk, Alaska, United States
May 27, 2022
AP NEWS
Event
The largest April wildfire in Alaska in a quarter century is burning near Kwethluk
Kwethluk, Alaska, United States
Apr 25, 2022
Alaska Public Media
Event
Scientists, politicians, managers, and Tribes try to find common ground on Western Alaska salmon crash
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Dec 14, 2021
KYUK
Background
Dismal Yukon River salmon returns prompt widespread fishing closures, emergency aid — and tough questions
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Aug 11, 2021
ArcticToday
Event
‘River is getting close.’ Erosion is threatening Napakiak's school
Napakiak, Alaska, United States
Aug 10, 2021
KTOO
Event
Unprecedented salmon declines force fish donations to Alaska’s Yukon River villages
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Jul 31, 2021
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Kuskokwim River Chum Run Extremely Low So Far
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Jun 17, 2021
KYUK
Event
Smokejumpers deployed to wildfire threatening fish camp, allotments on Kuskokwim River near Akiachak
Akiachak, Alaska, United States
May 24, 2021
AK Fire Info
Event
Research Shows Predators May Be Large Factor In Decreased King Salmon Size
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Apr 13, 2021
KYUK
Event
Heavy Snowfall Means Constant Plowing, Shorter Kuskokwim Ice Road
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Mar 24, 2021
KYUK Bethel
Event
Heavy Winter Snowfalls May Become More Common In Y-K Delta
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Mar 12, 2021
KYUK Bethel
Background
No Kuskokwim Ice Road Yet
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Nov 19, 2020
KYUK
Event
Chum runs on Kuskokwim River are late and low
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Aug 13, 2020
Alaska Public Media
Event
"People Need to Know What is Happening to Us Here”: Two Alaska Villages Face a Climate Emergency
Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States
May 18, 2020
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
Background
Nunapitchuk Flood Worst In Years
Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States
May 12, 2020
KYUK
Event
Flooding In Bethel's Hangar Lake and Alligator Acres Neighborhoods, And In Kwethluk
Kwethluk, Alaska, United States
May 7, 2020
KYUK
Event
"Napaimute Wave" Of High Water Heading Down Kuskokwim River
Bethel, Alaska, United States
May 6, 2020
KYUK
Event
NWS Warns Kusko Communities To Prepare For Flooding
Akiak, Alaska, United States
May 1, 2020
KYUK
Event
Mulchatna Caribou Hunt Closing On Federal Lands Amid Steep Population Decline
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Dec 31, 2019
KYUK
Event
K300 Season Opener Delayed Again
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Dec 12, 2019
KYUK
Event
Napakiak Erosion Accelerating
Napakiak, Alaska, United States
Dec 11, 2019
KYUK
Background
Stay Off Straight Slough; Four Open Holes Near Bethel
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Dec 11, 2019
KYUK
Event
Napakiak School Fuel Tanks Transported To Bethel Between Fall Storms
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Sep 13, 2019
KYUK
Background
Kuskokwim River erosion threatens diesel-filled fuel tanks in Napakiak
Napakiak, Alaska, United States
Aug 19, 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Napakiak loses access to a main road as riverbank erosion persists
Napakiak, Alaska, United States
Aug 12, 2019
Alaska Public Media
Event
Why has Bethel been so wet? It’s been swimming in an atmospheric river
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Aug 12, 2019
Alaska Public Media
Event
Heavy rain and continuing erosion force Napakiak to block main street
Napakiak, Alaska, United States
Aug 8, 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Short-tailed Shearwater (
Ardenna tenuirostris
) on the Kuskokwim
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Aug 5, 2019
LEO Network
Event
Napakiak moves buildings threatened by erosion along Kuskokwim River
Napakiak, Alaska, United States
Jul 26, 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Background
Record Warm Water Likely Gave Kuskokwim Salmon Heart Attacks
Akiak, Alaska, United States
Jul 12, 2019
KYUK
Event
Warmer Water Means More Parasites In Kuskokwim Salmon
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Jul 6, 2019
KYUK
Event
Homes near Akiak's eroded riverbank need to move, but some people choose to stay
Akiak, Alaska, United States
Jun 25, 2019
Alaska Public Media
Background
Alaska community seeks funds to move homes away from river
Akiak, Alaska, United States
Jun 6, 2019
AP NEWS
Event
Unprecedented erosion in Akiak swallows up to 100 feet of riverbank
Akiak, Alaska, United States
May 23, 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
High Water in Spring Leads to Riverbank Erosion
Akiak, Alaska, United States
May 20, 2019
LEO Network
Event
Napakiak Erosion Worsens After Spring Storms
Napakiak, Alaska, United States
May 14, 2019
LEO Network
Event
Melting ice is disrupting daily life in the Y-K Delta in the worst possible way
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Apr 13, 2019
Alaska Public Media
Background
2 dead near Bethel when four-wheelers fall through river ice amid warnings to stay off
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Apr 1, 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
'Stay off the ice' BSAR warns as two die from four-wheelers falling through ice
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Apr 1, 2019
Alaska Public Media
Event
Climate Change Bethel Pays the Price
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Mar 6, 2019
Alaska Public Media
Background
ANTHC partners to integrate a holistic community health approach in Oscarville
Oscarville, Alaska, United States
Jan 9, 2019
LEO Network
Background
Late Freeze up in Lower Kuskokwim
Oscarville, Alaska, United States
Dec 20, 2018
LEO Network
Event
Drivers Need To Stick To Marked Trails On Lower Kuskokwim River
Oscarville, Alaska, United States
Dec 19, 2018
KYUK
Event
Climate Change Theory
Kwethluk, Alaska, United States
Oct 19, 2018
LEO Network
Reflection
Alaska village gets funding for erosion and other effects of climate change
Napakiak, Alaska, United States
Aug 19, 2018
Anchorage Daily News
Background
Drying Fish And Having Trouble With Flies? A Local Biologist Wants To Help.
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Jul 11, 2018
KYUK
Event
Allayuk uguguaq, "Strange Caterpillar," identified as Bedstraw Hawkmoth (
Hyles gallii
)
Oscarville, Alaska, United States
Jul 1, 2018
LEO Network
Event
Bethel highway repair begins as warm winter destroys state roads across Alaska
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Mar 29, 2018
Alaska Public Media
Event
In Alaska, a town threatened by climate change gets federal funding to relocate
Newtok, Alaska, United States
Mar 23, 2018
ThinkProgress
Event
4 mushers scratch due to icy conditions in Kuskokwim 300 sled dog race
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Jan 20, 2018
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Open water turns Kuskokwim 300 into a 2-lap race for the first time
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Jan 16, 2018
Anchorage Daily News
Event
State report details potential health impacts of climate change
Newtok, Alaska, United States
Jan 8, 2018
Alaska Public Media
Event
There Are So Many Open Holes, Search And Rescue Ran Out Of Blue Tape To Mark Them
Oscarville, Alaska, United States
Jan 6, 2018
KYUK
Event
After two-week delay, sled dog racing season kicks off on the Kuskokwim
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Jan 2, 2018
Alaska Public Media
Event
Father's Body Recovered, Five Rescued After Family Falls Through Kuskokwim On New Year's Eve
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Dec 31, 2017
LEO Network
Event
For Alaskan Coastal Village, Erosion Hits Home
Newtok, Alaska, United States
Dec 20, 2017
NPR
Event
As permafrost thaws, Western Alaska village cemeteries sink into swampland
Kongiganak, Alaska, United States
Dec 19, 2017
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Open Holes On Ice Road Says Bethel Search And Rescue
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Dec 6, 2017
KYUK
Event
Hundreds of dead blackfish found in waters near Bethel
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Nov 24, 2017
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Hundreds of dead blackfish found in waters near Bethel
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Nov 24, 2017
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Climate change may have driven gray whale up Kuskowkim
Napakiak, Alaska, United States
Aug 3, 2017
Alaska Public Media
Event
Climate change may have driven gray whale up Kuskowkim
Napakiak, Alaska, United States
Aug 3, 2017
Alaska Public Media
Event
Gray whale harvest on the Kuskokwim stirs up controversy
Napaskiak, Alaska, United States
Jul 31, 2017
Alaska Public Media
Event
ANTHC partners to integrate a holistic community health approach in Oscarville | Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Oscarville, Alaska, United States
Jul 21, 2017
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Background
Where are the kings? Kuskokwim River may see its worst run on record.
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Jun 23, 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
Event
Housing Needs in Oscarville, Alaska: a Holistic Approach to Sustainable Northern Communities
Oscarville, Alaska, United States
May 21, 2017
YouTube
Background
Government and nonprofits shakeup village of Oscarville with clean water and cheaper power
Oscarville, Alaska, United States
Mar 5, 2017
KTOO
Background
Green Algae In Lake
Kongiganak, Alaska, United States
Jul 25, 2016
LEO Network
Event
Blooming Raspberry (
Rubus arcticus
) Plants
Bethel, Alaska, United States
May 20, 2016
LEO Network
Event
Start of January felt like early springtime
Kwethluk, Alaska, United States
Jan 5, 2016
LEO Network
Event
School Fire Raises Health Concerns
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Nov 3, 2015
LEO Network
Event
Oscarville, Alaska: a Holistic Approach to Sustainable Northern Communities
Oscarville, Alaska, United States
May 12, 2015
YouTube
Background
Record High Temperatures
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Jan 9, 2015
LEO Network
Event
Bethel Receives an Unusual Winter Visitor – A Robin
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Dec 22, 2014
LEO Network
Event
Whitefish (
C. nelsonii
) has Brown Skin
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Dec 10, 2014
LEO Network
Event
Rare Brown Bear (
Ursus arctos
)
Bethel, Alaska, Unites States
Apr 25, 2014
LEO Network
Event
River Ice Treacherous
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Apr 13, 2014
LEO Network
Event
Very Little Snow
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Feb 20, 2014
LEO Network
Event
Willows Budding in Winter
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Jan 24, 2014
LEO Network
Event
Extreme Temperatures
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Jun 19, 2013
LEO Network
Event
Salmon runs in Alaska’s Kuskokwim River show some positive signs, but totals remain low
Kuskokwim, Alaska, United States
Anchorage Daily News
Background
State opens Kuskokwim River commercial fishing to 1 person
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Alaska Public Media
Background
Salmon Fishing On Lower Yukon Shut Down
Bethel, Alaska, United States
KYUK
Event
Peltola has fish on her mind during Cama-i trip to Bethel
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Alaska Public Media
Background
Alaska governor sends more salmon to Yukon River communities
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Background
Migratory birds arriving in Alaska this year may bring avian flu with them
Bethel, Alaska, United States
KYUK
Background
Kuskokwim River breakup floods roads, impacts drinking water for some communities
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Alaska Public Media
Event
Permafrost thaw is an existential threat for Alaska communities. This nonprofit helps monitor it
Akiak, Alaska, United States
KYUK
Background
More shrubs means way more moose in western Alaska
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Anchorage Daily News
Background
More shrubs means way more moose in western Alaska
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Anchorage Daily News
Background
Magnet fishing catches on with a group of Bethel high school students
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Alaska Public Media
Background
As the permafrost melts, the houses in Nunapitchuk are breaking down
Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States
Alaska Public Media
Background
Bethel Rainfall In July Near Record Highs
Bethel, Alaska, United States
KYUK
Event
Kuskokwim Chums Still At Record Low, Reds Coming In Strong, Weather Makes Drying Fish Difficult
Bethel, Alaska, United States
KYUK
Event
As lower Kuskokwim River breaks up, Bethel sees highest river gauge level in almost 20 years
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Alaska Public Media
Background
Alaska Public Media
Observations From Members