With intense storms expected to increase, experts want more data to support flood forecasts and infrastructure investments that keep communities out of harm’s way.
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As recovery begins, people in Hooper Bay worry about their village’s future
Although debris can be cleared and homes rebuilt, for many, a sense of security has been shattered.
Biden approves federal disaster declaration for Western Alaska storm
That makes federal funding available to Alaskans impacted by the storm.
Chevak stunned by food losses after Western Alaska storm: ‘We’re gonna have to start over’
Ryan Bukowski is responsible for feeding at least nine family members. Now he’s not sure if any of the food they hunted, caught and gathered is safe to eat.
As the storm raged, a mad rush to keep the power on in Hooper Bay
The storm could have threatened the town’s winter subsistence stock if not for the work of local power plant operators.
‘Some of them just disappeared’: Essential pieces of life in Nome were lost in the storm
Nome’s landscape is physically altered, with raw material scattered wildly, the coastline reconfigured, and camps that anchored generations of subsistence either flattened or gone.
Shaktoolik residents say they need aid to rebuild their berm before winter storms hit
Shaktoolik Council member Agnes Takak says that without the protective berm, “our lives are at stake.”
Disaster response presents an early test for Alaska’s Rep. Peltola
She wants people in the nation’s capital to know of all the vehicles damaged in the storm and how important they are to a family’s food security.
Bering Sea storm should be a ‘wakeup call for Alaska,’ climatologist says
Tropical Storm Merbok initially formed farther to the east of Japan than one would expect and picked up energy from water that was much warmer than it used to be.
In Golovin, Alaskans shovel sand out of their homes after historic storm
After the flood waters, some were left with feet of sand in their homes.