Unalakleet has struggled with its water system in the past, with almost annually recurring shortages, contamination issues or freezing pipes at the water tank.
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Research cruise gets rare chance to study Bering and Chukchi seas
The final research cruise of 2021 in the Bering and Chukchi seas came through the region in November.
Pandemic relief will help build new homes in overcrowded Bering Straits communities
Bering Straits Regional Housing Authority received additional funds from COVID-related grants and can afford to build more homes in 2022.
Bering Sea survey finds Yukon River chinook populations are low and staying closer to shore
Like chinook salmon, NOAA researchers observed chum salmon almost exclusively near Alaska’s shores.
November sea ice extent in the northern Bering is the best since 2012
Based on current forecast models, the entire Norton Sound could be covered in ice by the end of November.
Major COVID outbreak puts Savoonga into lockdown
Roughly 15% of residents in the remote community of Savoonga have COVID-19, the Norton Sound Health Corporation said this week.
A beluga from the Beaufort Sea has traveled unusually far south, to Washington State
NOAA Fisheries says the whale appears to have swum thousands of miles south from Arctic waters.
Scientists have documented an increase in harmful algal blooms in northern waters
In the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas, there is a growing presence of Alexandrium cysts, an algal bloom that creates harmful saxitoxin.
Native-owned Nome business makes traditional garments with modern materials
Alice Bioff’s designs merge traditional and cultural Alaska Native values with modern materials.
Marine debris is washing up again on Bering Strait shores
An “off-the-shelf” look implies the trash was dumped recently and close to the shore.