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Nov 27 2018
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As ocean heats up off Northwest Alaska, the fishing does too

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Climate Change, Economy, Environment, Fisheries, Northwest, Oceans, Science & Tech, Weather

This year’s commercial harvest of chum salmon in Kotzebue Sound was nearly 700,000 fish, breaking a record nearly four decades old. To the south, the value of the commercial salmon catch in Norton Sound was also the highest ever.

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Nov 21 2018
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Scientists map shifting migration around Alaska mountains, using GPS-equipped eagles

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, Environment, Science & Tech, Weather, Wildlife

When golden eagles migrate to and from Alaska each year, they have to fly around a huge obstacle: the 16,000-foot peaks of the Wrangell Mountains. Some of the eagles choose a route that skirts the northern edge of the mountains. Others go south. A new study examined how the weather affects which way the eagles fly.

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High wind warning for downtown Juneau & Douglas on Saturday
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