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Utqiagvik celebrates first whale of season in November

Nov 19, 2019

It's been a challenging year for whalers in Utqiagvik. Crews started going out in September, but found the bowheads weren't appearing in their usual concentrations in the waters closer to shore. On the water Nov. 16 Panigiuq Crew landed the first whale of the season for Utqiagvik, later than many people can remember ever bringing one in before.

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Utqiagvik whalers still hope to land a bowhead as season wanes

Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States

Nov 6, 2019

Aerial surveys this September and October show the bowheads aren’t where they usually are.

Anchorage Daily News

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Outlook shows no break in the heat

Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States

Mar 30, 2018

With the average temperature hovering north of negative this winter, Utqiaġvik and much of the Arctic once again broke records with a season that didn't match up to historic expectations.

The Arctic Sounder

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Spring bounty: Utqiagvik landed 10 whales in less than two weeks

Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States

This early in spring, the season usually only starts, but the weather patterns have been changing, and so has been the harvest time, Donovan said.

The Arctic Sounder

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In northernmost Alaska, a battle is on to limit the damages of permafrost thaw

Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States

Warming soils beneath Utqiagvik are triggering erosion that threatens homes, infrastructure and cultural resources. The North Slope has seen some of the fastest changes in coastal erosion in the nation.

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