Brown bears spotted by a resident for the first time on the island of Shishmaref.

Yukon Flats community dealing with river erosion and landscape changes that are threatening the loss of traditional harvesting areas.

10-1-12 More brown bears - Koyukuk, Alaska, USA

Permafrost thaw is causing trail in Golovin to erode.

Permafrost thawing causing bridge damage.

9-21-12 Extreme rain and flooding - Wasilla, Alaska, USA

A second major wind storm in less than two weeks swept through Alaska's largest city on Sunday, but unlike the earlier storm, its greatest intensity was mostly on higher elevations where gusts as high as 120 mph were reported, weather forecasters said.

Rare polar bear sighting in Sisualik summer camp, about 10-11 miles north of Kotzebue, AK.

Red-colored seawater in boat harbor.

We are worried about the effects of large infestation and about wildlife.

At least 50,000 homes and businesses lost power late Tuesday, and outages continued through Wednesday.

The winds came east out of the Chugach Mountains and caused damage to forest, unlike anything we have seen in over 50 years. It is going to be expensive and time consuming to clear the windfall.

9-5-12 Windfall causes flood hazard - Anchorage, Alaska, USA

9-13-12 Unusual skate on Arctic beach - Barrow, Alaska, USA

9-1-12 Heat lightning - Kiska Island, Alaska, USA

We performed a survey of community water lines to see how permafrost thaw and sinking foundations may be impacting homes, water and waste water systems. During the June visit we saw where foundation sinking was putting stress on pipe runs and junctions. Now in the winter we see evidence of freeze up in some of the homes where the junction boxes have been compromised, gaps in the insulation seal, and resulting freeze up and overflow of water.

The National Weather Service predicted one of the largest storms on record blasting up the Bering Sea coast. Could this be the first Arctic hurricane?