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Nome, Alaska, United States
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Nunavut, Canada
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Hægeland, Agder, Norway
23 Apr 2024
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15 Apr 2024
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El Bosque, Tabasco, Mexico
20 Oct 2023
the Guardian
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Abbeville, Louisiana, United States
21 Sep 2023
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17 Sep 2023
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Alpefjord, Greenland
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Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
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Bodega Bay, California, United States
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Juneau, Alaska, United States
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Tyuleny Island
16 Aug 2023
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Cordova, Alaska, United States
11 Aug 2023
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Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
10 Aug 2023
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Bering Straits, Alaska
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2 Aug 2023
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31 Jul 2023
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Miami, Florida, United States
25 Jul 2023
Washington Post
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Whittier, Alaska, United States
20 Jul 2023
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Crescent Beach, Orcas Island, Washington, USA
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Sand Point, Alaska, United States
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North Coast Iceland
22 Jun 2023
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North Coast Iceland
22 Jun 2023
Iceland Review
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Chignik, Alaska, United States
14 Jun 2023
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Nome, Alaska, United States
13 Jun 2023
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Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
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Tatitlek, Alaska, United States
19 May 2023
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Adak, Alaska, United States
18 May 2023
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Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
16 May 2023
Press Herald
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Oslofjord, Oslo Viken, Norway
14 May 2023
TV 2
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Nautnes, Øygarden, Vestland, Norway
12 May 2023
NRK
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Borealis Mud Volcano, Norway
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Lake Ontario
1 May 2023
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Gulf of Mexico
21 Apr 2023
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Persistent drought
Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan
21 Mar 2023
LEO Network
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Bolinas, California, United States
15 Mar 2023
Los Angeles Times
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Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
9 Mar 2023
NZ Herald
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Dead fish and bad air from algae bloom
Fort Myers, Florida, United States
28 Feb 2023
LEO Network
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Fort Myers, Florida, United States
23 Feb 2023
NBC2 News
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Kodiak, Alaska, United States
9 Feb 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Hawke’s Bay red sea’s final act was to kill sea creatures
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
2 Feb 2023
NZ Herald
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Wales, Alaska, United States
17 Jan 2023
Anchorage Daily News
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Orca stranding on Florida beach is first on record in U.S. Southeast
Palm Coast, Florida, United States
11 Jan 2023
Anchorage Daily News
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Minke whale pod sighted
Kasaan, Alaska, United States
21 Dec 2022
LEO Network
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87,000 cod escaped from farms - one of the largest escapes in a long time
Norway
14 Dec 2022
NRK
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Utqiagvik reaches record high 40˚F in December
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
5 Dec 2022
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No sea ice in Grantley Harbor
Teller, Alaska, United States
5 Dec 2022
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NOAA trawl survey: Cold pool returns in the Bering Sea
Bering Sea
11 Nov 2022
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Cormorant Island, British Columbia, Canada
27 Oct 2022
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Campo Pachico, Baja California Sur, Mexico
21 Oct 2022
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Pevek, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia
7 Oct 2022
Prochukotku
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Chevak, Alaska, United States
7 Oct 2022
KYUK
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Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
7 Oct 2022
Anchorage Daily News
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Savoonga, Alaska, United States
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29 Sep 2022
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27 Sep 2022
CNN
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Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
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22 Sep 2022
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Golovin, Alaska, United States
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