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Video Describes Sanitation Adaptation with Arctic Box Repair

Holy Cross, Alaska, United States

16 Oct 2018

Vimeo

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Survived the landslide accident in Svalbard. Now comes the twins' story of living with climate change.

Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

7 Sep 2018

Aftenposten

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‘Some days we eat grass’: families on the edge in Afghanistan’s food crisis – in pictures

Afghanistan

the Guardian

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Sea ice, storms and coastal erosion in Nelson Lagoon - Science Q&A with Reyce Bogardus

Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States

YouTube

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Study finds future snowmelt could have costly consequences on infrastructure

Phys.Org

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Still waiting on Merbok aid, Shaktoolik braces for fall storms

Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States

The Nome Nugget

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Study links lack of running water to prevalence of ear infections among rural Alaska children

Nome, Alaska, United States

Alaska Beacon

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Video Describes Sanitation Adaptation with Arctic Box Repair

Survived the landslide accident in Svalbard. Now comes the twins' story of living with climate change.

Harmful algae blooms found across Central Montana

Mysterious algae vortex the size of Manhattan can be seen from space

How to Stop Toxic Algae From Overwhelming Florida's Largest Lake

U.S. Coastal Flooding Breaks Records as Sea Level Rises, NOAA Report Shows

Erosion may force this Southwest Alaska village to move — again

Miami Beach's Tidal Flooding Has Jumped by 400 Percent in the Past Decade

Miami: How Rising Sea Levels Endanger South Florida

Nunavut sees 5-year high for water advisories in 2021

Tuluksak Will Lose Only Source Of Running Water During Breakup

The Big Thaw - Alaska becomes the nation's first frontier of climate disruption

‘Some days we eat grass’: families on the edge in Afghanistan’s food crisis – in pictures

Sea ice, storms and coastal erosion in Nelson Lagoon - Science Q&A with Reyce Bogardus

Study finds future snowmelt could have costly consequences on infrastructure

Still waiting on Merbok aid, Shaktoolik braces for fall storms

Study links lack of running water to prevalence of ear infections among rural Alaska children