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Ice unexpectedly departs from Nome's shore
Nome, Alaska, United States
10 Feb 2025
KNOM Radio Mission
Event
In shocking first, sea ice breaks off in mid-February
Nome, Alaska, United States
10 Feb 2025
The Nome Nugget
Event
Fishing trawler likely behind Hanko's dead fish, fire chief says
Hanko, Uusimaa, Finland
31 Jan 2025
Yle News
Event
Ship working for Neste likely behind white clumps on Hanko's shore, company confirms
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27 Jan 2025
Yle News
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Atka, Alaska, United States
21 Jan 2025
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Temryuksky District and Anapa, Krasnodar, Russia
13 Jan 2025
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7 Jan 2025
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Extremely Low Extent of Sea Ice
Svalbard, Arctic, Norway
1 Jan 2025
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15 Dec 2024
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15 Dec 2024
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Kerch Strait, Russia
15 Dec 2024
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Endangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts, and 1 is likely to die
Massachusetts, United States
9 Dec 2024
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Mystery invertebrate in a red crab
Nome, Alaska, United States
13 Feb 2024
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Portland, Maine, United States
13 Jan 2024
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Fort Myers, Florida, United States
28 Feb 2023
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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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Polar bear fatally mauls woman and boy in Northwest Alaska village
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
Alaska Public Media
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No sea ice in Grantley Harbor
Teller, Alaska, United States
5 Dec 2022
LEO Network
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Saint Paul, Alaska, United States
25 Feb 2022
ArcticToday
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Pribilof Islands
23 Feb 2022
KNOM Radio Mission
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40-Meter High Wave Hits Icelandic Coast
Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
7 Feb 2022
The Reykjavik Grapevine
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Record capelin catch landed
Seyðisfjörður, East, Iceland
31 Jan 2022
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Are ills of the Arctic hitting California? Hundreds of migratory seabirds wash ashore
Point Arena, California, United States
24 Jan 2022
Los Angeles Times
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Are ills of the Arctic hitting California? Hundreds of migratory seabirds wash ashore
Albion, California, United States
24 Jan 2022
Los Angeles Times
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Seabirds were not killed by flu
Djupivogur, East, Iceland
20 Jan 2022
RÚV
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Tsunami threat recedes from huge Pacific volcanic eruption
Tongatapu, Tonga
15 Jan 2022
AP NEWS
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Saint George, Alaska, United States
17 Dec 2021
Alaska Public Media
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Bowhead pod visits Savoonga with ice conditions unsuitable for hunting
Savoonga, Alaska, United States
16 Dec 2021
KNOM Radio Mission
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Ships traveling into a warming Arctic are leaving garbage in their wake, scientists warn
Nome, Alaska, United States
14 Dec 2021
ArcticToday
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Golovin, Alaska, United States
10 Dec 2021
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Change in size and type of fish caught during fall / winter ice fishing
8 Dec 2021
LEO Network
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Kivalina, Alaska, United States
5 Dec 2021
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The sea is getting warmer
Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
26 Feb 2021
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Seattle, Washington, United States
25 Feb 2021
Crosscut
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Caostal Texas, United States
25 Feb 2021
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Bremer Submarine Canyon
23 Feb 2021
ABC News
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Bering Sea
22 Feb 2021
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Red sea mystery off Hawke's Bay coast
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
21 Feb 2021
NZ Herald
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Sand Point, Alaska, United States
20 Feb 2021
LEO Network
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Police believe large numbers of dead fish have a natural explanation
Eikefjord, Kinn, Vestland
18 Feb 2021
NRK
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Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick, Canada
18 Feb 2021
CBC
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Record-low ice levels found in Gulf of St. Lawrence
Gulf of St. Lawrence
15 Feb 2021
CBC
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Two more Russian tankers transit Bering Strait
Diomede, Alaska, United States
30 Jan 2021
The Nome Nugget
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Mild Temperatures and North Winds Contribute to Low Sea Ice Extent in Bering
Nome, Alaska, United States
25 Jan 2021
KNOM Radio Mission
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More critically endangered right whale calves spotted off Florida coast
Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States
20 Jan 2021
wbal.com
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Bacteria behind sea star wasting disease
20 Jan 2021
Science News
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Tanker “Nikolay Yevgenov” damaged by ice on the Northern Sea Route
19 Jan 2021
kommersant.ru
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Marine species wash up on beaches as red tide hits West Coast
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
18 Jan 2021
African News Agency
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Pink water at Sentosa Cove caused by heavy rainfall
Sentosa
17 Jan 2021
The Straits Times
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Russian tanker passes through Bering Strait in the midst of winter
Uelen, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia
16 Jan 2021
The Nome Nugget
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Divers Assess Risk of Oil Leak From Sunken Ship
Reyðarfjörður, East, Iceland
12 Jan 2021
Iceland Review
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Orca pod returns to the Broughton Archipelago after more than 20 years
Fife Sound, Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada
8 Jan 2021
Victoria News
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Lake Washington sockeye hit record low, another signature Seattle fish at brink of extinction
Seattle, Washington, United States
2 Jan 2021
Seattle Times
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Strange electric rays wash up on Provincetown beach
Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States
2 Jan 2021
Cape Cod Times
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Sperm whale washes up in Ponte Vedra Beach
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States
1 Jan 2021
WJXT
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Bomb cyclone in northern Pacific Ocean breaks all-time records
30 Dec 2020
Washington Post
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Stranded whale pod beaches in East Yorkshire
Withernsea, England, United Kingdom
24 Dec 2020
BBC News
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Container ship "Sparta-3" stuck in ice in the Yenisei Bay
17 Dec 2020
ТАСС
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The Northern Sea Route saw a record number of ships transit in 2020
9 Dec 2020
ArcticToday
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Oil-Soaked Seabirds Found in Westman Islands
28 Feb 2020
Iceland Review
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Warm, wet February linked to rise in ocean temperatures
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
25 Feb 2020
Bristol Bay Times
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Colder weather brings Bering Sea ice extent and thickness to near normal, benefiting hunters
Nome, Alaska, United States
19 Feb 2020
Anchorage Daily News
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Extreme weather 'Elsa' hit the coast of Norway
Måløy, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
10 Feb 2020
NRK
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Receding sea ice off northern Japan proves blessing and potential curse for seals
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
2 Feb 2020
Anchorage Daily News
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600 fishermen taken off floating ice in the Sea of Okhotsk
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin, Russia
29 Jan 2020
Siberia Times
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Several rainfall records have already been broken - now a warning has been sent out on Helgeland
Bodø, Nordland, Norway
25 Jan 2020
NRK
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Weathering 'Storm of the Century'
Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
23 Jan 2020
The Shoreline News
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Numerous Dead Mottled Sea Stars (
Evasterias troschelii
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Fort Wrangel, Alaska, United States
22 Jan 2020
LEO Network
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Rare Arctic seal pup named after a flower rescued from Storm Brendan
Burren, Mayo, Ireland
14 Jan 2020
Metro
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Stranded Fork-tailed Storm Petrel (
Oceanodroma furcata
)
Bella Bella 1, British Columbia, Canada
12 Jan 2020
Twitter
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Mild winter puts squeeze on Saimaa ringed seal
Gulf of Finland
8 Jan 2020
Yle Uutiset
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Massive anchovy school in White Rock draws a crowd
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
29 Dec 2019
Vancouver Sun
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Anchovies take over White Rock shores
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
28 Dec 2019
Facebook Watch
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Thousands of 'sea pickles' wash up on Monterey Bay beach
Asilomar State Beach, Pacific Grove, California, United States
27 Dec 2019
SFGate
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Huge sea temperature anomaly has water six degrees above normal
South Pacific Ocean
27 Dec 2019
Stuff
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Boisterous bay
Homer, Alaska, United States
26 Dec 2019
Homer News
Event
Nearly 20,000 non-native salmon escaped after fire at B.C. fish farm
Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia
20 Dec 2019
British Columbia
Event
Seabird Aggregation Over Abundant Northern Anchovy (
Engraulis mordax
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White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
18 Dec 2019
Twitter
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Ice balls spotted on island in Finland
Kokkola, Central Ostrobothnia, Finland
16 Dec 2019
Yle Uutiset
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Kipnuk the latest village to flood as storms rile the ice-free Bering Sea
Kipnuk, Alaska, United States
12 Dec 2019
Alaska Public Media
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Mass Worm Stranding
Drakes Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California, USA
11 Dec 2019
Bay Nature
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Erosion of Burial Site
Shishmaref, Alaska, United States
11 Dec 2019
LEO Network
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Alaska Cod Fishery Closes and Industry Braces for Ripple Effect
Gulf of Alaska
8 Dec 2019
NPR
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Storms worsened during lifetime
Ben Eoin, Nova Scotia, Canada
6 Dec 2019
Twitter
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Ice Fog (Low Visibility) = Cancelled Flights
Unalakleet, Alaska, United States
3 Dec 2019
LEO Network
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Southern Hemisphere Hoodwinker Sunfish Washes Up in California
Isla Vista, California, United States
27 Feb 2019
The UCSB Current
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Eagle preys on duck on Saanich Peninsula
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
26 Feb 2019
Victoria News
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Lots of Female King Crabs (
Paralithodes camtschaticus
)
Juneau, Alaska, United States
20 Feb 2019
LEO Network
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Coastal Flood Advisory
Unalakleet, Alaska, United States
12 Feb 2019
LEO Network
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Leads in Ice After Warm Storm
Nome, Alaska, United States
12 Feb 2019
LEO Network
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Swordfish becoming much more common in Vesterålen
Sortland, Nordland, Norway
8 Feb 2019
NRK
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72 dead baby sharks removed from dead pregnant shark during necropsy at Coles Bay
Coles Bay, Saanich, BC
7 Feb 2019
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Icebergs and Open Sea
Shishmaref, Alaska, United States
6 Feb 2019
LEO Network
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Pregnant shark washes up on Vancouver Island shoreline
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
6 Feb 2019
Vancouver Island
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Nome, Alaska, United States
On February 10-11, 2025, unusually mild weather in Nome led to shorefast ice breaking free from the coastline, leaving deep blue water visible where ice had long persisted.
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