Western

Feb 16 2019
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Sea ice near Nome on Jan. 29, 2018. (Photo by Zoe Grueskin/KNOM)

Storms erode Bering Sea ice pack; caution is urged

By | 2 Alaska, Climate Change, Oceans, Science & Tech, Subsistence, Western

Winter storms and blustery weather buffeting the Bering Sea this month have reduced sea ice coverage by almost 25% since late January. Sea ice in the Bering Sea is typically solid and stable this time of year, but scientists and communities are observing large areas of open water, and where there is ice, much of it is shifting.

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Feb 13 2019
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How Alaska school districts planned to spend that $20 million

By | 2 Alaska, Aleutians, Arctic, Education, Interior, Juneau, North Slope, Northwest, Southcentral, Southeast, Southwest, State Government, Western

Gov. Michael Dunleavy proposed doing away with $20 million in education funding approved by the Legislature in 2018. Superintendents and lawmakers say school districts were counting on that money, and many have already started spending it.

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Feb 09 2019
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Bering Sea coastline near Nome, October 2017. (Photo by Zoe Grueskin/KNOM.)

Wind change pulls curtain back on a future Bering Sea

By | Aleutians, Climate Change, Environment, Fisheries, Oceans, Science & Tech, Western

For those who wonder what the Bering Sea will be like decades from now, last year may have been a glimpse of the future. It brought something many did not expect: the disappearance of the undersea “cold pool,” which is the nursery for Alaska’s pollock fishery.

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