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Climate Change Linked to Berry Declines
Sitka, Alaska, United States
4 Jun 2024
LEO Network
Event
This N.W.T. man was on a survey looking for birds. Instead he found the wreckage of a plane
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada
24 May 2024
CBC
Event
N.W.T. officials warn of 'major wind event' in South Slave, Dehcho regions on Friday, increasing fire risk
Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
9 May 2024
CBC
Event
Canada wildfire: all 20,000 Yellowknife residents evacuating
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
17 Aug 2023
Reuters
Event
Unusually Dry Summer in West and Southeast Iceland
Stykkishólmur, West, Iceland
16 Aug 2023
Iceland Review
Event
Wildfire smoke, climate change affecting N.W.T. berry pickers and their harvest
Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada
8 Aug 2023
CBC
Event
Waterfalls now 'trickling': Low water brings changes to Hay River, N.W.T.
Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada
13 Jul 2023
CBC
Event
Warning Scotland faces threat of water shortages
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
16 Jun 2023
BBC News
Event
Dry weather and lack of feed have farmers in southeastern Sweden selling off livestock early
Rälla, Kalmar, Sweden
29 Aug 2022
Radio Sweden
Event
The largest April wildfire in Alaska in a quarter century is burning near Kwethluk
Kwethluk, Alaska, United States
25 Apr 2022
Alaska Public Media
Event
Record dry late winters have resulted in low water levels in Eastern Norway
Mjøsa waterbody, Innlandet, Norway
31 Mar 2022
NRK
Event
He has lived for 74 years – for the first time the river is dry
Skinlo, Breim, Vestland, Norway
9 Aug 2021
NRK
Event
Exceptional heat takes toll on berries, other crops
Kullaa, Satakunta, Finland
5 Jul 2021
Yle Uutiset
Event
Finland braces for renewed warm, dry spell as Lapland sees record temperatures
Utsjoki, Lapland, Finland
4 Jul 2021
Yle Uutiset
Event
Burn ban issued for Kenai Peninsula
Homer, Alaska, United States
16 Jun 2021
Homer News
Event
Wildfire Alert Phase Spreads to Southeast Iceland
Iceland
20 May 2021
Iceland Review
Event
Brush Fires Break Out in Bone Dry Capital Area
Reykjavík, Capital, Iceland
10 May 2021
Iceland Review
Event
Wildfire warning as firefighters tackle blazes in Western Isles
Benbecula, Scotland, United Kingdom
11 Feb 2021
BBC News
Event
Pipes and sewers are freezing because of the cold
Rognan, Nordland, Norway
3 Feb 2021
NRK
Event
Salmon freeze to death in the Skjoma river in Narvik – Statkraft refuses to release more water
Skjoma, Narvik, Norway
2 Feb 2021
NRK
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The snow is low, but the ice is nice
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
19 Dec 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Rains erase last of ‘severe drought’ in Southeast as conditions improve statewide
Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
13 Nov 2019
Alaska Public Media
Event
The river is very low and affecting well water quality
Noatak, Alaska, United States
29 Oct 2019
LEO Network
Event
Warm Summer Yields Garden Tomatoes
Anchorage, Alaska
15 Sep 2019
LEO Network
Event
After two dry summers, lakes and wells running low
Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa, Finland
15 Sep 2019
Yle Uutiset
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State of emergency in Yakutsk as Russia’s permafrost river dries to a record low
Yakutsk, Sakha, Russia
9 Sep 2019
Siberia Times
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Record late heat in Lapland as dry summer draws to close
Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
2 Sep 2019
Yle Uutiset
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Low water supply in two Kenai Peninsula communities prompts disaster declaration
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
31 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Chignik Lagoon on the Alaska Peninsula runs out of stored water
Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States
29 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Nanwalek is rapidly running out of water
Nanwalek, Alaska, United States
29 Aug 2019
Alaska Public Media
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Water shortage looms in Chignik Lagoon
Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States
27 Aug 2019
Alaska Public Media
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Lake Change in Sanak
Sanak Island
25 Aug 2019
LEO Network
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City Implements Water Conservation Measures
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
20 Aug 2019
LEO Network
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Record heat has Susitna Valley silver salmon in hot - and low - water
Willow, Alaska, United States
20 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Drought Causes Water Emergency
Nanwalek, Alaska, United States
20 Aug 2019
LEO Network
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Jakolof Creek Fish Die-off
Head of Jakolof Bay on Jakolof Creek
12 Aug 2019
LEO Network
Event
Community Water Shortage
Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States
12 Aug 2019
LEO Network
Event
Drought increases in SE Alaska while July temps break records
Petersburg, Alaska, United States
12 Aug 2019
Alaska Public Media
Event
Dry conditions persist, borough reissues mandatory water restriction
Haines, Alaska, United States
8 Aug 2019
Chilkat Valley News
Event
Spruce Bark Beetle and Wood Boring Insects
Lazy Mountain, Alaska, United States
6 Aug 2019
LEO Network
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Russian Lake Dries Up, Leaves Locals Baffled
Saint Petersburg, St.-Petersburg, Russia
29 Jul 2019
The Moscow Times
Event
Moderate drought hits the Kenai Peninsula
Homer, Alaska, United States
24 Jul 2019
Alaska Public Media
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Farmers concerned about heat, lack of rain
Homer, Alaska, United States
3 Jul 2019
Homer News
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In a rainforest, Southeast Alaska towns face extreme drought
Wrangell, Alaska, United States
7 Jun 2019
Alaska Public Media
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Brush fire warnings in effect across Finland this week
Mynämäki, Southwest Finland, Finland
29 Apr 2019
Yle Uutiset
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Amid environmental grief, finding hope in a graveyard of yellow cedar
Juneau, Alaska, United States
7 Jan 2019
Alaska Public Media
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Ketchikan on 24/7 diesel power for foreseeable future
Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
19 Oct 2018
KRBD
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Drought in a Rain Forest
Metlakatla, Alaska, United States
2 Oct 2018
LEO Network
Event
Indigenous reindeer herders request emergency aid after drought, wildfires
Swedish Sapmi
1 Sep 2018
RCI | English
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'No grass': Europe's livestock sector stricken by drought
Northern Europe
26 Aug 2018
YAHOO!
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Reindeer herders say that if they don't get emergency funding, the animals may starve to death
Dikanäs, Västerbottens län, Sweden
23 Aug 2018
Newsweek
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Hot, arid summer guts a third of Sweden's cereal harvest
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
22 Aug 2018
Eye on the Arctic
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Race against time: Engineers use Apex River to refill Iqaluit's water supply
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
16 Aug 2018
CBC
Event
Devastating drought, heat wave hammer farmers across northern Europe
Nykøbing Sjælland, Zealand, Denmark
2 Aug 2018
NBC News
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Spring rains helped but parts of the Panhandle remain in drought
Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
2 Aug 2018
KTUU
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Drought in a rainforest? Yes
Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
13 Jun 2018
KRBD
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Southeast Alaska dries up in rare problem: a drought
Juneau, Alaska, United States
13 Jun 2018
Juneau Empire
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Pink Salmon (
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
) Die-off, Jakolof Creek
Jakolof Creek, Alaska, United States
27 Aug 2015
LEO Network
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Dry April triggers fire warnings in Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
30 Apr 2014
Event
Dust, lack of snow conspire for poor air
5 Feb 2014
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Alaska farmers scramble for hay
Palmer, Alaska, United States
5 Nov 2013
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Lack of snow adds to training challenge for Yukon Quest musher
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
CBC
Event
Canadian Arctic city declares state of emergency over water shortage
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Reuters
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Norman Wells and Tulita, N.W.T., won't get barge deliveries this year
Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada
CBC
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Inuvik experienced one of its warmest, driest summers on record
Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
CBC
Event
Growing sense of dread among Swedish farmers as dry weather continues
Sweden
Event
Fire bans in force across large parts of Sweden
Sweden
Sveriges Radio
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Water warning as reservoir levels hit 18-year low
Scotland, United Kingdom
BBC News
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As Fort Simpson, N.W.T., ferry crossing opens for the season, low water levels worry mayor
Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada
CBC
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