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Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) found dead on the beach near Kivalina.
The recent storm brought water levels up to the lagoon bank by town. Along the Chukchi Coast, storm surge and tides were expected to raise sea levels four to six feet above the normal high tide line, the weather service noted.
The school site is about six miles northeast of town. If constructed, it would serve as the terminus of the evacuation route and as a modern shelter capable of housing the entire community.
We could not figure out the what type of sea mammal it is.
Summer rain affecting subsistence food preservation.
With fewer caribou in the area and the higher cost of fuel to travel upriver to find the animals, families and neighbors are finding themselves in a tough spot.
Residents puzzled about origins of underground fire.
The lynx population is up this year in Kivalina
Above normal temperatures in the Northwest Arctic region
Ducks were fly north along shoreline of Kivalina
Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) with Saprolegnia
With caribou herds in decline and migration patterns swaying in recent years, news that caribou are following a more traditional migration route near Kivalina and Noatak caused a buzz this fall.
Restrictions on bag limits and season length will start July 1 for both the Western Arctic and Teshekpuk herds, whose numbers are dropping. Restrictions will affect both resident and nonresident hunters.
The ocean is still open, and have not even begun to freeze yet.
3-13-13 Buggy ptarmigan - Noatak, Alaska, USA
Extremely high water on the Noatak
It has been raining nonstop the entire month of August
7-12-12 Eel-like fish - Kivalina, Alaska, USA
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