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The Big Thaw - Alaska becomes the nation's first frontier of climate disruption

Selawik, Alaska, United States

Most of Alaska sits atop permafrost. But the ground is thawing, leading to unexpected and sometimes catastrophic outcomes — what scientists have called a “slow disaster.”

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Western Arctic Caribou Herd shrank more in 2022, hurting Northwest Arctic subsistence hunters

Selawik, Alaska, United States

Biologists struggle to single out a leading cause of the caribou population’s decline. Increased wolf predation, changed migration patterns and climate warming affecting food sources can all influence the herd. “It’s going to be another rough winter again this year without caribou,” Selawik resident Norma Ballot said.

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