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Natural history, population dynamics, and habitat use of humpback whales over 30 years on an Alaska feeding ground
The rigorous program of monitoring humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), implemented by Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in 1985, augmented by additional data collected in southeastern Alaska since 1968, constitutes one of the longest studies of living whales in the world. This monitoring program, now a National Park Service (NPS) Inventory and Monitoring Program Vital Sign, employed consistent methods for summer surveys from 1985 to 2014 to document the number of whales and gather...
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Our School
In the changing lands above the Arctic Circle, traditional and modern ways of knowing are integrated in the classroom. By Lauren Markham.
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Alaska to Plunge into Frigid 40s Below Zero Next Week
Some of the coldest air of this winter season will engulf Alaska next week.
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The Detective of Northern Oddities
When a creature mysteriously turns up dead in Alaska—be it a sea otter, polar bear, or humpback whale—veterinary pathologist Kathy Burek gets the call. Her necropsies reveal cause of death and causes for concern as climate change frees up new pathogens and other dangers in a vast, thawing north. By Christopher Solomon.
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What It's Like to Take On the Iditarod
The mushers who race 1,000 miles across the snow-covered Alaskan wilderness may be all that's left of the gritty endurance of 19th-century arctic explorers. This is what they're like.
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More Than Two Dozen Alaskan Native Villages Face Relocation
In Alaska, relocation of villages due to climate change is becoming common enough to have a name -- climigration. By Dahr Jamail.
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In 1925, a remote town was saved from lethal disease by dogs
The town of Nome was faced with a diphtheria outbreak and no treatment, and it was cut off in the depths of a brutal Alaskan winter. By Louise Crane.
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The Last Whale Hunt for a Vanishing Alaskan Village
Everything on Kivalina is hard: there are no roads, few jobs, and rising waters. But everything gets better when the villagers catch a whale, which hasn't happened since 1994. By Saki Knafo.
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Life Aboard a Renovated World War II Tugboat
With help from friends, a transplanted Philadelphian embarks on a voyage of discovery through Alaska's waters. By Brendan Jones.
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Whale Hunters of the Warming Arctic
Few Americans are as affected by climate change as Alaska’s Inupiat, or as dependent on the fossil-fuel economy. By Tom Kizzia.
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Tundra Chair
Tundra Chair by David Swindler
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Here’s What an Underground Nuclear Test Actually Looks Like
For decades, they were relatively common.
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Threatened By Rising Seas, Alaska Village Decides To Relocate
Rising sea levels have eroded Shishmaref for many years. Now, the Inupiat Eskimo village has voted to move
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Alaska-Built Powerhouses Boost Fickle Green Energy in Villages
A Southwest Alaska village that installed 10 wind turbines in 2008 joined a wave of rural communities turning to renewable power to reduce sky-high energy costs.
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Baked Alaska: Heat records shattered across state
Heat records have been shattered this week in Alaska, typically the USA's coldest state. Deadhorse, located near the coast of the Arctic Ocean, skyrocketed to a record 85 degrees Wednesday, the warmest temperature ever recorded in that area, the National Weather Service said.
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Alaska's Pavlof Volcano: Is it ready to erupt again?
Pavlof Volcano, a volcano on the southwestern end of the Alaska Peninsula, has seen increased seismic activity. The Alaska Volcano Observatory increased the volcano's threat level this past week.
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Goose Creek Tower - Alaska's Whimsical Dr. Seuss House
Goose Creek Tower is a strange looking structure in the Alaskan wilderness. Looking like a bunch of houses stacked on top of each other, it became known as the Dr. Seuss House.
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Bill would put Alaska into the Pacific time zone
Alaska lawmakers are considering a bill that would literally change time.
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Rescuers Try to Find Skiers Stuck on Alaska Glacier for Days
Searchers on Monday hoped to find two skiers who have been stuck on an Alaska glacier for three days and were forced to dig snow caves after ferocious wind and heavy snow shredded their tent.
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Peer Inside the Alaskan Permafrost Tunnel That Doubles as a Science Lab
Beginning in 2011, engineers began to expand the Permafrost Tunnel, citing an increased need for understanding how permafrost will respond to global warming. By Gloria Dickie.
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