This walrus was found by a local fisherman and reported by LEO Network to the US Fish and Wildlife Walrus Hotline. The carcass is thought to be too old for necropsy or sample collection.

Swarms of anchovy can be seen swimming through the South Sound.

Smoke from the North River fire is impacting outdoor air quality. The ADEC Division of Air Quality has issued an air quality advisory in effect from Tuesday, June 18, 2019 8:00 AM to Friday June 21, 2019 4:00 PM.

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The fires are now raging some 10 to 15 kilometers from the megaslump crater - a large hole in the frozen Arctic soil which highlights the dramatic speed of thawing permafrost.

Tumor found in King Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

Potentially harmful blue-green algae has increased in lakes over the past week.

It’s not dangerous at this point to drive on the Sterling Highway, though smoke may reduce visibility.

A group that monitors shellfish toxin levels is warning Juneau residents not to consume shellfish from locations in the Auke Bay area.

A dog-sled team ran into standing water after the onset of warm conditions across the northern territory caused rapid ice melt.

An unusual minnow with eyes on the top of its head may be a slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus)

At least 60 ice seals have been found dead across northern and western Alaska this month. As of early this week, reports of dead seals had come in from the Norton Sound region, the Northwest Arctic and the North Slope.

Two flying insects and two spiders observed in Grayling are not unexpected in the area, but had not been recognized before.

NOAA has declared an “unusual mortality event” for gray whales on the North American west coast and launched an investigation.

Major sea lice epidemics have erupted on Atlantic salmon fish farms on Vancouver Island’s west coast over the last three months, according to industry, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and independent reports.

Drought levels have been raised already for parts of the province and Dave Campbell, with the B.C. River Forecast Centre, says the current forecast points to drought conditions provincewide in the coming weeks.

Records show there were 18 years without any days of thunderstorms in Anchorage. The average is about 1.4 days of thunderstorms a year. This year there have already been four, and more over the Chugach.

18 dead seals were found along the coast, and are like part of a larger mortality event that includes 60 seals total. The average number of dead ice seals normally found in a year is 18.

A close cousin to the tornado - the waterspout - touched down in south-western Finland on Friday.

After several warm days, lightning bolts struck Finland about 16,000 times on Saturday. By evening, nearly 20,000 customers were without electricity. More trees may be felled as electrical storms move toward the Russian border.