This project includes observation of events that change normal access to subsistence resources.
6-5-13 Risky ice for whaling - Barrow, Alaska, USA
6-26-13 Risky ice conditions for whaling - Barrow, Alaska, USA
Lack of sea ice affects seal hunting.
4-29-14 Sea ice rescue - Barrow, Alaska, USA
A snowmachiner was trapped on the quickly moving floe and he was rescued later by a helicopter.
11-4-13 Ice fishing hazardous - Golovin, Alaska, USA
The sea is our garden for food and other things.
1-26-14 Ice disrupts subsistence - Unalakleet, Alaska, USA
4-13-14 River ice treacherous - Bethel, Alaska, USA
10-24-13 Warm weather delays subsistence - Shaktoolik, Alaska, USA
11-1-13 Boats still on the river - Koyukuk, Alaska, USA
1-27-14 Where is the snow - St. Mary's Alaska, USA
1-28-14 Open lake water - Aleknagik, Alaska, USA
10-17-13 No ice fishing yet - Shishmaref, Alaska, USA
11-27-12 Still no snow or Yukon ice - Fort Yukon, Alaska, USA
The ocean is still open, and have not even begun to freeze yet.
2-20-14 Very little snow - Bethel, Alaska, USA
12-19-13 Wind blew out the ice - Elim, Alaska, USA
1-3-14 Where is the snow - Solomon, Alaska, USA
Chistochina River change
Poor ice quality on the Teedriinjik (Chandalar) River
11-18-14 Winter river break-up - Kongiganak, Alaska, USA
Open water interferes with subsistence practices.
Unusual weather patterns are pushing the sea ice away from the coast.
No sea ice; hunters say it should not be like this today.