Near White Mountain

	Ocean / Sea	40
	Weather	36
	Food Security	32
	Ice / Snow Change	28
	Transportation	27
	Safety	22
	Extreme Precipitation	16
	Seasonal Timing	16
	Extreme Wind	15
	Buildings	14
	Birds	13
	Death / Die-off / Decline	13
	Marine Mammals	13
	Storm Surge	12
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	12
	Fish	11
	Flooding / Draining	11
	Land	11
	Land Mammals	10
	Erosion	9
	Human Health	9
	Permafrost Change	9
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	8
	Extreme Temperature	8
	Plants / Kelp	8
	Unusual Range / Sighting	8
	Unusual Animal Behavior	7
	Energy	7
	Sanitation	7
	Communication	5
	Insects	5
	Invertebrates	5
	One Health	5
	Rain on Snow	5
	Unusual Size / Abundance	4
	Cultural Impact	4
	Economic Impact	4
	Debris / Trash	3
	Displacement	3
	Fisheries	3
	Pets	3
	Sports / Recreation	3
	Air Quality	2
	Harvest Change	2
	Infestation	2
	Microbes	2
	Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning	2
	Rabies	2
	Water Security	2
	Algal Bloom	1
	Aquaculture	1
	Arachnids	1
	Botulism	1
	Burial Site	1
	Earthquake	1
	Forestry	1
	Fungi	1
	Injury	1
	Mental Health	1
	Parasite	1
	Pollution	1
	Trichinosis	1
	Pathogen	1
	Fire	1

	2024	8
	2023	6
	2022	23
	2021	17
	2020	12
	2019	24
	2018	7
	2017	6
	2016	7
	2015	3
	2014	6
	2013	5
	2012	7
	2011	3
	1997	1

	January	7
	February	6
	March	9
	April	4
	May	12
	June	10
	July	20
	August	18
	September	13
	October	12
	November	13
	December	11

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High winds cause erosion and flooding in region

Sabine’s Gull––A distinctive and unusual tern-like gull

Third consecutive Bering Sea storm touches down on Alaska's west coast

Unusual Bubble (Capsule) in Fish Eggs

Research vessel en route to Nome after trapped in ice for 14 days

Nome and the region hit with back-to-back snow storms

Mystery invertebrate in a red crab

Winter storms bring deep snow, high winds and delays to Nome

Storm erodes shoreline at Shishmaref

Crab pots 'absolutely stuffed' as Bering Sea Dungeness fishery breaks records

Large-scale internet outage due to cut fiberoptic cable interrupts business as usual

Rabies outbreak worries health officials

Snow, wind and rain disrupt life as usual in Nome

Back-to-back blizzards hit region with high winds and snow

Musk ox attacks and injures pet dog

Nome’s Curtis Worland died after musk ox attack

Warm weather woes wreak havoc in Nome

Ringed seal with poor hair growth

Town covered by sand from storm

‘Some of them just disappeared’: Essential pieces of life in Nome were lost in the storm

‘Half of Golovin underwater,’ residents shovel sand out of homes

Powerful storm slams Western Alaska

Researchers find high concentrations of harmful algae in regional waters

Norton Sound crab fishery bounces back with record year following fishing hiatus

Cormorants establishing new rookery

Visiting cormorant to White Mountain

Extremely windy on the lagoon

Stickleback fish die-off

Growing cases of bird illness in Norton Sound

Brant displaying unusual spinning behavior south of Nome

Fallen Healthy Trees

Unusual circling behavior in a brant goose near Golovin

Unusual behavior in red fox

With less sea ice, expect seal pups near shore

Swans displaying unusual posture floating in lake

Early ocean ice break-up

Uncommonly consistent, strong winds rip through Western Alaska

Storms hit region with high winds, snow and then rain

Ships traveling into a warming Arctic are leaving garbage in their wake, scientists warn

Storm related flooding and infrastructure damage

Back-to-back storms bring screaming winds to Nome and region

This November's sea ice extent in the northern Bering is the best in years

Red Squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) in Nome

Norton Sound silver run among lowest harvests in decades

Research has no answers for continued seabird die-off

Western Alaska residents fill buckets of late-budding salmonberries

Dead seabirds wash up on regional shores

A Fall Storm in the Summer

Sea Life Die-Off Found on Beach

Coast Guard rescues man after being pounced, stalked by grizzly

Low Abundance of Fish Harms Norton Sound’s Commercial Fishing Season

Blizzardy March buries Nome in lots of snow

Red Fox Rabies Outbreak in Nome

Mild Temperatures and North Winds Contribute to Low Sea Ice Extent in Bering

Winter Storm Buffets Western Alaska While Lack of Sea Ice Continues to be the Norm

Storm re-engineers mouth of Nome River

Minor to Severe Erosion Across the Region Caused by Strong Bering Sea Storm

After dry summer, Nome sets daily rain record

Foreign plastic continues to wash up on region’s beaches

Low Water and Few Fish

Low Water Makes Fishing Difficult

Foreign Marine Debris Found in the Bering Sea

﻿ ﻿Reports of dead seabirds raise concerns of another die-off

Yellow-tinted Water around Nome Identified As Spruce Pollen

Pollen Tinting Water around Norton Sound Communities

Colder weather brings Bering Sea ice extent and thickness to near normal, benefiting hunters

Big Winds Blowing in Norton Sound

Erosion threatens campsites at Nome River, Fort Davis

Erosion of Gravesites along River

Concerned about Safety of Harvested Salmon After Warm Season

Permafrost Thaw and Related Flooding

An atmospheric river is drenching parts of Alaska after a stretch of scorching weather

Nome Breaks Another Climate Record: Most Rain in 24 Hours

How an accelerated warming cycle in Alaska's Bering Sea is creating ecological havoc

Rusty tussock moths invade Seward Peninsula

Fish Die-Off Tubutulik River

Lots of Dead Female Pink (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Salmon

Warm Ocean Temperatures

Rusty Tussock Moth (Orgyia antiqua) Caterpillars in Nome

Reports of dead seabirds raise concerns of another die-off