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Bomb cyclone in northern Pacific Ocean breaks all-time records
30 Dec 2020
Washington Post
Event
Stranded whale pod beaches in East Yorkshire
Withernsea, England, United Kingdom
24 Dec 2020
BBC News
Event
Container ship "Sparta-3" stuck in ice in the Yenisei Bay
17 Dec 2020
ТАСС
Event
The Northern Sea Route saw a record number of ships transit in 2020
9 Dec 2020
ArcticToday
Event
Autumn rains eight times more then last year
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
26 Nov 2020
NRK
Event
Shocking temperatures across the Arctic
22 Nov 2020
The Independent Barents Observer
Event
'Once in a millennium': Record-breaking rogue wave measured off Vancouver Island
Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada
17 Nov 2020
CTV News-Vancouver Island
Event
New evidence suggests spate of Killer Whale-on-boat violence not tied to revenge but to fun
15 Nov 2020
BeachGrit
Event
Swedish researcher finds fish and squid in icy depths of Arctic Ocean
13 Nov 2020
Radio Sweden
Event
Storm re-engineers mouth of Nome River
Nome, Alaska, United States
13 Nov 2020
The Nome Nugget
Event
Fall storm wreaks havoc
Teller, Alaska, United States
13 Nov 2020
The Nome Nugget
Event
Feared sea urchin has come to Norway – Spreading like a plague
58.9812029, 5.7427645 Engøyholmen, Stavanger, Norway
12 Nov 2020
Kyst og Fjord
Event
Minor to Severe Erosion Across the Region Caused by Strong Bering Sea Storm
Nome, Alaska, United States
10 Nov 2020
KNOM Radio Mission
Event
Pacific Sand Lance (
Ammodytes hexapterus
) Make First Appearance
Kivalina, Alaska, United States
8 Nov 2020
LEO Network
Event
Coonstripe Shrimp (
Pandalus hypsinotis
) Found on Beach After Storm
Kivalina, Alaska, United States
8 Nov 2020
LEO Network
Event
Scottish islands under threat from rising sea levels
Benbecula, Scotland, United Kingdom
5 Nov 2020
BBC News
Event
Monitoring program tracks invasive
(Didemnum vexillum)
or “marine vomit”
Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
2 Nov 2020
havnespy.stavangerdykk.no
Event
Russian Arctic Sea Fails to Freeze
Laptev Sea
2 Nov 2020
The Moscow Times
Event
Mysterious Mass Deaths of African Cape Fur Seals Alarm Conservationists
Walvis Bay, Erongo, Namibia
29 Oct 2020
Latin America Herald Tribune
Event
Large Parts of Arctic Ocean See Delayed Refreeze With Sea Ice at Record Low
29 Oct 2020
High North News
Event
New Methane Discharge Discovered in Russia's Arctic
28 Oct 2020
The Moscow Times
Event
Tsunami warning issued following 7.4 magnitude earthquake off Alaska Peninsula
Sand Point, Alaska, United States
19 Oct 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Foreign trash continues to wash up on regional shores
Gambell, Alaska, United States
16 Oct 2020
The Nome Nugget
Event
Beluga Family Rescued From Low Tide by Russian Emergency Worker
Chumikan, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
15 Oct 2020
The Moscow Times
Event
Dead giant octopuses washed ashore south from Kamchtka peninsula on the Kuril Islands
Severo-Kuril’sk, Sakhalin, Russia
14 Oct 2020
Siberian Times
Event
Beached bowhead whales in Nunavut point to killer whale attacks
Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada
13 Oct 2020
Nunatsiaq News
Event
Lone Scottish dolphin spotted off Denmark
Svendborg, South Denmark, Denmark
12 Oct 2020
BBC News
Event
Foreign Trash Washing Up on Beaches
Shishmaref, Alaska
6 Oct 2020
LEO Network
Event
Debris from 3/11 disaster now washing ashore across Okinawa
Naha, Okinawa, Japan
3 Oct 2020
The Asahi Shimbun
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Eco disaster at Kamchatka peninsula with mass death of sea animals at precious Pacific beach
Khalaktyrsky Beach
3 Oct 2020
Siberian Times
Event
Rare King-of-the-salmon fish found on Vancouver Island
Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
30 Sep 2020
CTV News - Vancouver Island
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After record-warm summer in Svalbard, extreme meltdown on the glacier
Austre Brøggerbreen, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
28 Sep 2020
NRK
Event
Rare fish washes ashore at Whiffen Spit
Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
22 Sep 2020
Times Colonist
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Pink salmon catches in Nunavik are raising red flags for biologists
Kangirsuk, Quebec, Canada
11 Sep 2020
ArcticToday
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Stunning beach with hundreds of colourful sparkling pebbles damaged by typhoon Maysak
Vladivostok, Primorskiy, Russia
5 Sep 2020
Siberia Times
Event
Unalaska records 120 mph winds during record-breaking August storm
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
31 Aug 2020
Alaska Public Media
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Mystery lines on Haida Gwaii beach
Lina Island, Haida Gwaii, Canada
30 Aug 2020
Global News
Event
Foreign plastic continues to wash up on region’s beaches
Nome, Alaska, United States
28 Aug 2020
The Nome Nugget
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Arctic ice extent is unlikely to hit a record-low minimum, but lingering ice is ‘thin and porous’
24 Aug 2020
Nunatsiaq News
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Foreign Marine Debris Found in the Bering Sea
Nome, Alaska, United States
17 Aug 2020
Kawerak
Event
Miami-Dade fireboats hit the water to help with major fish kill in South Florida waters
Miami, Florida, United States
15 Aug 2020
WPLG
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Three great white sharks venture 'very tight' to Nova Scotia shores
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
14 Aug 2020
The Telegram
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Biologists hope dead sea lion will provide insight into endangered Aleutian population
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
14 Aug 2020
Alaska Public Media
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Last fully intact ice shelf in Canadian Arctic collapses
Milne Ice Shelf
7 Aug 2020
Global News
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Even the low temperatures are breaking heat records in Portland
Portland, Maine, United States
28 Jul 2020
Press Herald
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Phytoplankton Surge in Arctic Waters
Barents Sea
26 Jul 2020
NASA Earth Observatory
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Major Coastal Erosion near Kotzebue
Cape Blossom, Alaska, United States
24 Jul 2020
LEO Network
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Brown booby makes rare visit to Ireland
Greystones, Leinster, Ireland
14 Jul 2020
RTE.ie
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Fisherman snags barracuda off Vancouver Island in rare encounter
Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island, Canada
13 Jul 2020
Port Alberni Valley News
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Tuktoyaktuk working with feds to address climate change and eroding shoreline
Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada
10 Jul 2020
CBC
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Thousands of blue jellyfish clog cooling system in Israeli power plant
Ashqelon, Southern District, Israel
10 Jul 2020
The Independent
Event
Green Sturgeon (
Acipenser medirostris
) in Kachemak Bay
Halibut Cove, Alaska, United States
6 Jul 2020
LEO Network
Event
‘A grave concern’: European green crabs discovered on Haida Gwaii
Skidegate 1, British Columbia, Canada
4 Jul 2020
Victoria News
Event
Jellyfish the size of dinner plates on Northeast beaches
Scituate, Massachusetts, United States
3 Jul 2020
CNN
Event
Southern resident whales returning later to Salish Sea in ‘drastic’ change
Strait of Georgia
1 Jul 2020
Times Colonist
Event
Plastic pollution in Thailand soars during Covid-19 pandemic
Thailand
29 Jun 2020
South China Morning Post
Event
Beluga off San Diego is farthest south the species has been documented on West Coast
Point Loma, Coronado, California, United States
27 Jun 2020
FOX 5 San Diego
Event
Washed-up Stellar Sea Lion (
Eumetopias jubatus
) on Front Beach
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
24 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Thousands of gallons of heating oil spill in Shungnak
Shungnak, Alaska, United States
23 Jun 2020
Arctic Sounder
Event
Strange waves cause concern in Shishmaref
Shishmaref, Alaska, United States
21 Jun 2020
KTVA
Event
Seaweed invasion hurting fishermen's livelihoods
Strait of Gibraltar
21 Jun 2020
Al Jazeera
Event
Oily substance found near Savoonga remains a mystery
Savoonga, Alaska, United States
17 Jun 2020
The Nome Nugget
Event
Yellow-tinted Water around Nome Identified As Spruce Pollen
Nome, Alaska, United States
16 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Northern anchovy blooms bring more sea life to Burrard Inlet
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
14 Jun 2020
CBC
Event
Orca pod makes rare appearance in Vancouver’s False Creek
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
12 Jun 2020
Global News
Event
Manet invasion in the Oslo Fjord
Saltnes, Østfold, Norway
11 Jun 2020
NRK
Event
Picking Shellfish Yields Tingling Fingers
5 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Pollen Tinting Water around Norton Sound Communities
Nome, Alaska, United States
4 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Large landslides have passed in Alta
Kråkenes, Alta, Norway
3 Jun 2020
NRK
Event
Possible Pacific White-sided Dolphin Sighting (
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
)
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
20 May 2020
LEO Network
Event
Humpback whale breaching east of Vancouver spotted by Burnaby seniors
Burrard Inlet, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
15 May 2020
CBC News
Event
Scientists: Potential landslide could generate large tsunami in Prince William Sound
Barry Arm
14 May 2020
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Event
Rare blue dragons are washing up on a Texas seashore
Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, USA
10 May 2020
CTVNews
Event
First recorded striped dolphin sighting on Haida Gwaii
Crow's Nest, Haisa Gwaii, Canada
8 May 2020
Haida Gwaii Observer
Event
Oil spill alert received
30 Apr 2020
RÚV
Event
Juvenile grey whale caught on camera in Nanoose Bay
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Canada
25 Apr 2020
CTV News
Event
Icelandic Capelin May Have Migrated to the Faroes
Faroe Islands
24 Apr 2020
Iceland Review
Event
Dead gray whale washes up on Oregon coast, buried
Tillamook, Oregon, United States
21 Apr 2020
AP NEWS
Event
Three Dead Sperm Whales Have Scientists Concerned
Bleik, Nordland, Norway
20 Apr 2020
NRK
Event
Velella velella Strandings in Tofino
Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
19 Apr 2020
LEO Network
Event
Oily water continues to ooze into Port Valdez as snow on the ground complicates response
Valdez, Alaska, United States
17 Apr 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Gooseneck Barnacles
Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
14 Apr 2020
LEO Network
Event
Alyeska Pipeline cleaning up oil spill at Valdez Marine Terminal
Valdez, Alaska, United States
12 Apr 2020
Event
Evidence of Forest Erosion by Sea Level Rise
West Side Trail, Cormorant Island, British Columbia
10 Apr 2020
LEO Network
Event
Over 70 Common Eiders Found Dead
Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
30 Mar 2020
NRK
Event
'Nature is taking back Venice': wildlife returns to tourist-free city
Venice, Veneto, Italy
20 Mar 2020
The Guardian
Event
Brand new whale behaviour caught on video
Hjalteyri, Northeast, Iceland
5 Mar 2020
RÚV
Event
Mystery oil coating Westman Islands seabirds
Vestmannaeyjar, South, Iceland
3 Mar 2020
RÚV
Event
Ten seals are dead in the Oslo fjord
Helgeroa, Larvik
3 Mar 2020
NRK
Event
Oil-Soaked Seabirds Found in Westman Islands
28 Feb 2020
Iceland Review
Event
Warm, wet February linked to rise in ocean temperatures
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
25 Feb 2020
Bristol Bay Times
Event
Colder weather brings Bering Sea ice extent and thickness to near normal, benefiting hunters
Nome, Alaska, United States
19 Feb 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Extreme weather 'Elsa' hit the coast of Norway
Måløy, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
10 Feb 2020
NRK
Event
Receding sea ice off northern Japan proves blessing and potential curse for seals
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
2 Feb 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Event
600 fishermen taken off floating ice in the Sea of Okhotsk
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin, Russia
29 Jan 2020
Siberia Times
Event
Several rainfall records have already been broken - now a warning has been sent out on Helgeland
Bodø, Nordland, Norway
25 Jan 2020
NRK
Event
Weathering 'Storm of the Century'
Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
23 Jan 2020
The Shoreline News
Event
Numerous Dead Mottled Sea Stars (
Evasterias troschelii
)
Fort Wrangel, Alaska, United States
22 Jan 2020
LEO Network
Event
Rare Arctic seal pup named after a flower rescued from Storm Brendan
Burren, Mayo, Ireland
14 Jan 2020
Metro
Event
Stranded Fork-tailed Storm Petrel (
Oceanodroma furcata
)
Bella Bella 1, British Columbia, Canada
12 Jan 2020
Twitter
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