A recent report compiled by the Army Corps of Engineers and researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks documents erosion and other environmental threats facing communities in rural Alaska.
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Study finds marine mammal viruses are traveling between oceans as sea ice recedes
While this particular virus isn’t doing widespread damage, its emergence opens the door for other viruses to pop up between oceans.
Metlakatla, which depends on water, has moved quickly to accommodate the realities of drought
Following a season of drought, the Southeast Alaska community of Metlakatla is navigating a different relationship with water, like a number of other places in the region.
The forecast for Bristol Bay reds is stronger than ever, but some worry about when the bubble bursts
At 62.3 million fish, 2018 broke the record for Bristol Bay’s largest run ever recorded. Biologists say that abundance won’t last.
A new oil boom on Alaska’s North Slope is encircling a village, and residents have raised a red flag
A major proposed North Slope oil project is running into local opposition from residents of the village of Nuiqsut, who are already partially surrounded by development and wary of more.
Dillingham woman is a semifinalist to name celestial bodies after rivers in Bristol Bay
Nushagak and Mulchatna could soon be a star and exoplanet 255 light-years away.