4-29-14 Sea ice rescue - Barrow, Alaska, USA
Ten million scallops that have died in the waters near Qualicum Beach due to rising ocean acidity are the latest victims in a series of marine die-offs that have plagued the West Coast for 10 years. . .
Heavy sea ice observed in southeast Alaska.
Fuel headers leading to bulk fuel farm out of service due to coastal erosion.
No sea ice alone the northside of the Alaska Peninsula.
Folks here are famous for being able to handle the cold, but anything wet in December has always made us nervous. Especially wet falling from the sky. Lately, weather, our favorite nemesis, has broken the rules. Our confidence in the most-trustworthy feature of the Arctic -- winter -- has been wounded.
Early fall weather conditions brought on an extreme storm surge in a Norton Sound community.
Series of storms contribute to flooding, erosion, infrastructure damage.
11-4-13 Ice fishing hazardous - Golovin, Alaska, USA
Coastal erosion potential threat to community sewage lagoon.
The sea is our garden for food and other things.
3-5-13 Changing sea ice - Unalakleet, Alaska, USA
Lack of sea ice affects seal hunting.
A snowmachiner was trapped on the quickly moving floe and he was rescued later by a helicopter.
Update: Aug. 16. Mainstream Canada has announced that the Millar Channel fish farm is now empty. The fish, infected with the IHN virus,were taken to a rendering facility. Mainstream Canada is developing a plan for cleaning and disinfecting the farm site, as per the requirements of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. “This is an unfortunate incident, but we are pleased with how smoothly the depopulation procedure went considering the situation,” said Fernando Villarroel, Mainstream Canada’s managing director.
Melting permafrost causing tundra to slip below sea level in northern Alaska.
Sunken vessel leads to petroleum spill.
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