In villages like Kongiganak, communities have stopped burying their dead because, as the permafrost melts, the oldest part of their cemetery is sinking.
About a year ago, Tununak opened a $19 million, state-of-the-art airport, but shifting permafrost is buckling the runway.
Tununak Airport near Bethel is facing a catastrophic problem, as airlines are refusing to land there due to the village's shifting permafrost.
Climate change is thawing the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta’s permafrost, and it’s doing more than cracking foundations, sinking roads and accelerating erosion.
Unknown Beetle
Had pus on them.
Unknown butterfly observed in southwest Alaska.
An abundant harvest of various berries this year.
Early Salmonberries (Rubus chamaemorus)
Early and abundant salmonberries (Rubus chamaemorus)
Possibly an effect of thawing permafrost.
Early salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) boom
Unusual atmospheric rainbow-like
An unusual visitor, or new neighbor?
Open water interferes with subsistence practices.
The lack of sea ice in Toksook Bay, has allowed for a uniquel sighting - a January beluga whale!
Smelt caught on the Kugkaktlik River were found to have dark spots on the skin. Photo examination suggests that the cause is the same black fungus found in saffron cod in Norton Sound. Continued surveillance for this condition in fish is requested by LEO Network members.
Unusual Flora
River erosion damaging pedestrian walkway
Smokey air
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