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Timeline: A decade of deadly and destructive Alaska landslides
Juneau, Alaska, United States
27 Aug 2024
Anchorage Daily News
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Anchorage sees one of wettest summers on record
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
26 Aug 2024
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com
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What's Causing Russia's Record Floods?
Orenburg, Orenburg, Russia
18 Apr 2024
The Moscow Times
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Anchorage winter ties for second snowiest on record but hitting all-time mark unlikely
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
12 Apr 2024
Alaska Public Media
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Schools closed, safe rooms open for severe weather
McLain, Mississippi, United States
9 Apr 2024
https://www.wlox.com
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1 dead, 126 homes damaged or destroyed due to severe weather in Mississippi
Grenada, Mississippi, United States
9 Apr 2024
SuperTalk Mississippi Media
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Technology that detects volcanoes and nuclear explosions will listen for avalanches in Juneau
Juneau, Alaska, United States
19 Mar 2024
Alaska Public Media
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Chugach forecasters warn of dangerous avalanche conditions after 1 death, 2 close calls
Girdwood, Alaska, United States
8 Feb 2024
Alaska Public Media
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Alaska state geologists’ report on fatal landslide in Wrangell cites heavy rainfall as trigger
Wrangell, Alaska, United States
8 Feb 2024
Anchorage Daily News
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NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth
Florida, United States
7 Feb 2024
AP News
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Avalanche warnings, closures continue as marathon storm leaves record snowfall
Juneau, Alaska, United States
23 Jan 2024
Juneau Empire
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Juneau’s deadliest landslide tore through downtown like a ‘mighty grinder.’ Now it’s a fading memory.
Juneau, Alaska, United States
16 Jan 2024
Alaska Public Media
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US in deep freeze while much of the world is extra toasty? Yet again, it's climate change
United States
16 Jan 2024
AP News
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With Anchorage’s record-setting snow, officials say it’s not a bad idea to shovel roofs
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
8 Jan 2024
Alaska Public Media
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‘We’re always going to be surprised’: Wrangell’s tragedy highlights Alaska’s lack of landslide monitoring
Wrangell, Alaska, United States
18 Dec 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Husband of sole Wrangell landslide survivor found dead in search
Wrangell, Alaska, United States
1 Dec 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Climate change will deliver more heavy precipitation events to Southcentral. Is Anchorage prepared?
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
27 Nov 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Alaska communities must adapt as climate change transforms state, federal report says
Alaska, United States
15 Nov 2023
Alaska Public Media
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4 unsheltered people died outside in Anchorage in the past week. 2 of them were in wheelchairs.
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
13 Nov 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Snowstorm leaves aftermath of power outages; JBER Veterans Day ceremony canceled
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
10 Nov 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Many municipalities have not upgraded sewage systems to cope with flash-flooding
Sweden
16 Oct 2023
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Road damage after rain
Neskaupstaður, East, Iceland
20 Sep 2023
RÚV
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FEMA officials arrive in Juneau to assess flood damage
Juneau, Alaska, United States
23 Aug 2023
Juneau Empire
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Alaska geologists dig into Bering Sea’s past storms to understand future ones
Bering Sea
4 Aug 2023
Alaska Public Media
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As record heat bakes the Lower 48, Anchorage contends with its coolest summer in years
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
19 Jul 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Southwestern Alaska is having its cloudiest summer in 30 years, climatologists say
Southwest Alaska
14 Jul 2023
Alaska Public Media
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'Seeing is believing': VR project immerses viewers in climate change on Yukon's Herschel Island
Herschel Island, Canada
12 Jul 2023
CBC
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83,000 Hawaii homes dispose of sewage in cesspools. Rising sea levels will make the mess worse.
Waialua, Hawaii, United States
10 Jul 2023
Anchorage Daily News
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The Arctic Climatologist Calling Attention to a Looming Data Crisis
Nome, Alaska, United States
7 Jul 2023
The Nome Nugget
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Urban Alaska can learn from energy innovation in rural Alaska
Alaska, United States
5 Jul 2023
ArcticToday
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Global heat waves show climate change and El Niño are a bad combo
Pacific Ocean
28 Jun 2023
KTOO
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'Alaska Weather' show will halt TV broadcast in July, raising concerns among many rural Alaskans
Alaska, United States
27 Jun 2023
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This year’s El Niño weather pattern could mean more storms for southern Alaska
Pacific Ocean
9 May 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Unalakleet mayor says work on water system to begin this summer
Unalakleet, Alaska, United States
5 May 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Snowverloaded: Kenai Peninsula residents deal with extended winter
Soldotna, Alaska, United States
1 May 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Will heavy snow cover dampen Alaska’s fire season? Experts say don’t count on it.
Alaska, United States
18 Apr 2023
Alaska Public Media
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At least 16 roof failures reported, and winter isn’t over yet
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
11 Apr 2023
Anchorage Daily News
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Forskarar may have solved the mystery of birds at Svarthamaren
Antarctica
3 Apr 2023
NRK
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Cut emissions quickly to save lives, scientists warn in a new U.N. report
20 Mar 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Snow is as high as ski lifts in California as drought abates
Dollar Point, California, United States
16 Mar 2023
Washington Post
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'Whole hell of a lot of water up there': This map shows the Sierra snowpack's record levels
Sierra Nevada, California, United States
13 Mar 2023
San Francisco Chronicle
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Scientist explains how 'rain-on-snow' events can interact with California's snowpack
Northern California, United States
8 Mar 2023
KCRA Sacramento
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School district closes 5 libraries due to snow load
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
7 Mar 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Blizzard batters Northwest Alaska, causing infrastructure problems
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
7 Mar 2023
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This season’s snowfall isn’t yet too heavy for the vast majority of Anchorage rooftops, experts say
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
21 Feb 2023
Anchorage Daily News
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Weeks after snowstorms, some Anchorage bus stops remain inaccessible
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
26 Jan 2023
Anchorage Daily News
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December was Anchorage’s wettest and second snowiest on record
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
5 Jan 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Anchorage is still struggling to remove snow, weeks after a trio of winter storms
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
3 Jan 2023
Alaska Public Media
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State downsizes bison hunt after a third of Delta herd starves to death
Delta Junction, Alaska, United States
6 Dec 2022
KUAC
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Nome-Council Road passable again after suffering significant damage from severe September storm
Nome, Alaska, United States
31 Oct 2022
KNOM Radio Mission
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Typhoon Merbok pounded Alaska’s vulnerable coastal communities at a critical time
Bering Sea
21 Sep 2022
ArcticToday
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Officials believe Hooper Bay's sewage lagoon broke open due to cold followed by rain
Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States
25 Feb 2022
KTOO
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An unusual year for weather, and particularly warm
Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
21 Jan 2022
RÚV
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Weather year 2021
Norway
31 Dec 2021
Meteorologisk institutt
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Portland just recorded its rainiest July in more than a century
Portland, Maine, United States
1 Aug 2021
Press Herald
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Contamination from December rain disaster forces Haines farmers to vacate land
Haines, Alaska, United States
4 Jun 2021
Alaska Public Media
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"We're defeated": Climate migrants fleeing storm-stricken Central America struggle to find refuge
Honduras
5 Apr 2021
NBC News
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Heavy Winter Snowfalls May Become More Common In Y-K Delta
Bethel, Alaska, United States
12 Mar 2021
KYUK Bethel
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Evacuations In Siglufjörður Due to Risk of Avalanche
Siglufjörður, Northeast, Iceland
20 Jan 2021
Iceland Review
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No danger to fish from summer's Great Slave Lake plume: ENR
15 Jan 2021
NNSL Media
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Rare blizzard in Spain leaves 4 dead and brings country to standstill
Nombela, Castille-La Mancha, Spain
9 Jan 2021
CBS NEWS
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How the climate affects mountain passes – 33 times closed in December 2019, zero in December 2020
Sennalandet, Hammerfest, Finnmark Fylke, Norway
2 Jan 2021
NRK
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Are you waiting for the snow? Then the meteorologist has bad news
Tromsø, Troms, Norway
2 Jan 2021
www.nordlys.no
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Clean-up underway in devastated Seyðisfjörður
Seyðisfjörður, East, Iceland
21 Dec 2020
RÚV
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Deadly skin disease in dolphins linked to climate change
Gulf of Mexico
20 Dec 2020
CTVNews
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Parts of Eskifjörður Also To Be Evacuated Due To Risk of Mudslides
Seyðisfjörður, East, Iceland
18 Dec 2020
Iceland Review
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Governor declares a disaster for storm-damaged Southeast
Juneau, Alaska, United States
5 Dec 2020
Juneau Empire
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Changing climate means more landslides in future, scientists say in wake of Haines disaster
Haines, Alaska, United States
3 Dec 2020
Chilkat Valley News
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‘What choice do we have?’ As the Arctic warms, Alaska Inupiat adapt.
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
2 Aug 2020
Anchorage Daily News
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Grazing crisis became the main topic in meeting with the President of the Sami Parliament
Sápmi, Norway
1 Apr 2020
Regjeringen.no
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First payment from the emergency preparedness fund for reindeer feeding - Directorate of Agriculture
Nesoddtangen, Akershus, Norway
17 Mar 2020
The Norwegian Government
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Mild and Wet February
Kvitsøy, Rogaland
2 Mar 2020
Meteorologisk institutt
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This August is extremely abnormal, and fire likes it
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
20 Aug 2019
Alaska Public Media
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An atmospheric river is drenching Alaska
Nome, Alaska, United States
7 Aug 2019
Washington Post
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Russian Land of Permafrost and Mammoths Is Thawing
Yakutsk, Sakha, Russia
4 Aug 2019
New York Times
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Haines spared from Southeast drought
Haines, Alaska, United States
13 Jun 2019
Chilkat Valley News
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California sees biggest June snowpack in nearly a decade thanks to spring storms
Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, United States
3 Jun 2019
latimes.com
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The Wettest Part of Alaska Is Experiencing Extreme Drought. Is Climate Change to Blame?
Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
31 May 2019
Pacific Standard
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Greenhouse gas emissions provide extreme warming in Svalbard
Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
4 Feb 2019
Miljodirektoratet
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Inuvik infrastructure may not be ready for climate change
Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
28 Jan 2019
CBC
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Fortified Arctic infrastructure needed in face of climate change, says study
Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
17 Jan 2019
CBC
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The pursuit of climate change
Sør-Odal, Hedmark, Norway
12 Jan 2019
NRK, Norsk Rikskringkasting
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As Seas Warm, Galápagos Islands Face a Giant Evolutionary Test
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
19 Dec 2018
New York Times
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UK climate getting warmer and wetter, says Met Office
United Kingdom
2 Nov 2018
Sky News
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Climate change threatens the kittiwake – extreme weather and altered prey availability reduce recruitment
Myre, Nordland, Norway
10 Oct 2018
SEAPOP, Norwegian institute for nature research
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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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400 plus Alaskans received financial assistance from FEMA, application deadline is Nov. 22
Nome, Alaska, United States
KNOM Radio Mission
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Anchorage sees its snowiest November in at least 70 years
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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Girdwood faces high costs to repair aftermath of record-breaking storm, official says
Girdwood, Alaska, United States
Anchorage Daily News look
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Measuring up: How meteorologists gauge the snowfall as Anchorage nears a season record
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Anchorage Daily News
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Over 1,000 Anchorage building owners warned of snow collapse risk and danger to workers
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Anchorage Daily News
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Here’s why downpour in Florida just wouldn’t stop
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
DC News Now | Washington, DC
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Snow creates vole problem
Moab, Utah, United States
The Times-Independent - The Times-Independent
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New climate models reveal faster and larger increases in Arctic precipitation than previously projected
Nature
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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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Haines disaster considered 200-500 year storm event
Haines, Alaska, United States
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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How will climate change affect hailstorms? Expected effects of climate change on hailstorms vary markedly by region
ScienceDaily
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Evacuation alerts in areas of Tagish, Marsh Lake, and Lewes River Road
Marsh Lake, Yukon, Canada
CBC
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Winemakers getting bitter taste of climate change
Greece
eKathimerini.com
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Flooding in Finland is getting worse, new climate report says
Finland
Yle Uutiset
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