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The U.S. government promised Native tribes in the Pacific Northwest that they could keep fishing as they’d always done. But instead of preserving wild salmon, it propped up a failing system of hatcheries. Now, that system is falling apart.

The report paints a picture of a planet already transformed and teetering on the brink of widespread, irreversible damage.

The tribal groups signing the petition mostly represent areas of Alaska where salmon runs have crashed or declined dramatically in recent years.

Cook Inlet belugas have been listed as endangered since 2008. NOAA estimates that 279 individuals remain.

Like chinook salmon, NOAA researchers observed chum salmon almost exclusively near Alaska’s shores.

A massive wind and rain storm that began Friday is causing flooding and mudslides in the Pacific Northwest near the Canadian border, leading to the closure of an interstate highway, evacuations and power outages.

National Weather Service forecaster Benjamin Linstid says it’s not uncommon to see two La Nina winters in a row — forecasters call it a “double-dip.”

Alaskans shouldn’t read too much into the early season cold temperatures and snowfall.

The cost to the American taxpayer and insurance companies from climate-fueled disasters has exploded in recent decades.

The U.S. Arctic Research Commission is an eight-member board that advises on Arctic policy and research priorities.