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

Potential problem for local trees, berry bushes and other plants.

At Moses Point, Northeast of Elim, we found a dead beluga whale.

8-24-12 Lynx in high Arctic - Barrow, Alaska, USA

Our concern has to do with the impact and number of dead whales that might have on our subsistence lifestyle. It is unusual to find so many dead whales.

This summer has been one of the rainiest Ulaanbaatar has ever experienced, leaving behind puddles of water that result in cracked and deteriorated roads.

There has been an outbreak in Fairbanks of the amber-marked birch leaf miner (Profenusa thomsoni), an insect that came to North America in the early 1900s and arrived in Fairbanks by about 2002.

Several sightings of dead baby belugas were reported on the shores of the community and in the area over the past few days.