Climate & Environment/Science
Community needed for Nome campsite cleanup
JT Sherman with Sitnasuak Native Corporation called on listeners for help cleaning up Nome campsites.
Read MoreFederal officials visit Nome and region, prioritizing recovery efforts over next ‘three to five weeks’
Representative Mary Peltola said, “it’s really incumbent upon all of us to do what we can on our end to make it as painless on residents as we can.”
Read MoreUnalakleet’s boil water notice extended as work on main water line continues
The City of Unalakleet now has a working generator to power its local water plant, but the community plans to be on a boil water notice for an extended period of time.
Read MoreGenerational subsistence camps relocated, damaged, and lost in major storm
Countless numbers of Western Alaskans have lost subsistence resources, food, and even camps that ties them to the land. While various agencies are still assessing the scope of damage from the storm, residents are processing what this loss means to them and their families.
Read MoreNorton Sound expects more storms
While recovery efforts continue in Western Alaska from a historic September storm, the next weather event is expected to arrive today, Sept. 21, and tomorrow. But forecasters say this fall storm will be more typical and not nearly as alarming.
Read More‘Stebbins is resilient,’ Eastern Norton Sound communities recovering from storm damage
Several communities in the Norton Sound are struggling with contaminated drinking water days after the significant September storm hit the region.
Read MoreNome assesses infrastructure damage, looks east towards Cape of Nome and summer camps
The City of Nome’s focus is on infrastructure as clean-up crews move towards the east end of town and assess damages in the areas outside city limits.
Read More‘Half of Golovin underwater,’ residents shovel sand out of homes
Golovin residents are in cleanup mode as their community works to restore power, phone service and clear debris. After the flood waters receded from the weekend’s severe fall storm, some locals are left with feet of sand in their homes.
Read MoreState agencies calling for storm preparedness in Western Alaska ahead of typhoon
As a significant fall storm approaches Western Alaska, the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) is asking residents to prepare as best they can to protect life and property.
Read MoreNWS prepping Bering Strait region for coastal flooding, high wind, storm of the decade
The National Weather Service is forecasting coastal flooding in Nome and across Western Alaska this weekend, with potential storm surge reaching up to 14 feet above normal levels.
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