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	Thousands of Cigarette Stubs Wash Up on East Iceland Beach Eskifjörður, East, Iceland 17 Aug 2023 Iceland Review My Maps
	Mystery mass death of seals on remote, uninhabited Siberian island under investigation Tyuleny Island 16 Aug 2023 TodayHeadline My Maps
	NOAA seeks public’s help on Steller sea lion killings in Copper River Delta Cordova, Alaska, United States 11 Aug 2023 https://www.alaskasnewssource.com My Maps
	Strange orange deposit on beach and waters of Kotzebue Sound Kotzebue, Alaska, United States 10 Aug 2023 My Maps

10 - 17
Aug 2023

Harmful algae bloom detected in Bering Strait waters

Bering Straits, Alaska

3 Aug 2023

The Nome Nugget

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Dead beluga whales and walruses washed ashore in the estuary near the capital of Chukotka

Anadyr, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia

31 Jul 2023

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In hot water: South Florida ocean tops 100 degrees; could be world record

Miami, Florida, United States

25 Jul 2023

Washington Post

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25 Jul -
3 Aug 2023

Humpback whale nearly knocks paddler off board near Whittier

Whittier, Alaska, United States

20 Jul 2023

Anchorage Daily News

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Bluefin tuna washes up far from home in Salish Sea

Crescent Beach, Orcas Island, Washington, USA

19 Jul 2023

CBC

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Tsunami warning canceled following strong earthquake off Alaska Peninsula

Sand Point, Alaska, United States

16 Jul 2023

Alaska Public Media

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16 - 20
Jul 2023

Caught 4000 pink salmon in one net throw: "That's an indescribable amount of fish"

Vestre Jakobselv, Norway

5 Jul 2023

NRK

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Crab pots 'absolutely stuffed' as Bering Sea Dungeness fishery breaks records

Nome, Alaska, United States

26 Jun 2023

Alaska Public Media

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Sea Ice Unusually Close to North Iceland Coast

North Coast Iceland

22 Jun 2023

Iceland Review

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Sea Ice Unusually Close to North Iceland Coast

North Coast Iceland

22 Jun 2023

Iceland Review

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22 - 26
Jun 2023

Dangerous PSP toxin levels found in some Southwest Alaska clams, mussels

Chignik, Alaska, United States

14 Jun 2023

Alaska Public Media

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Large-scale internet outage due to cut fiberoptic cable interrupts business as usual

Nome, Alaska, United States

13 Jun 2023

The Nome Nugget

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Walrus Follows Man to Work in Iceland

Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland

7 Jun 2023

Iceland Review

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7 - 14
Jun 2023

	Beluga whale Hvaldimir visiting Helgeroa Larvik, Vestfold, Norway 19 May 2023 NRK My Maps
	Floating Helmet Tatitlek, Alaska, United States 19 May 2023 My Maps
	Previously Unknown Gas Seeps Discovered along Aleutian Trench Adak, Alaska, United States 18 May 2023 Alaska Native News My Maps
	Haddock is overfished off New England, regulators say, as they cut quotas Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States 16 May 2023 Press Herald My Maps
	Invasive Pacific oyster spreading rapidly in Norway Oslofjord, Oslo Viken, Norway 14 May 2023 TV 2 My Maps
	Discovered brand new fish species in Norway: "What the hell have we got here?" Nautnes, Øygarden, Vestland, Norway 12 May 2023 NRK My Maps
	New volcano discovered on the seabed in the Barents Sea Borealis Mud Volcano, Norway 9 May 2023 NRK My Maps

9 - 19
May 2023

Heavy rain leads to high water levels on St. Lawrence River

Lake Ontario

1 May 2023

recorder

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Why SpaceX staff cheered when the Starship rocket exploded

Gulf of Mexico

21 Apr 2023

NPR

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Persistent drought

Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan

21 Mar 2023

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Salmon fishing banned along California coast as population plummets

Bolinas, California, United States

15 Mar 2023

Los Angeles Times

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Waiheke beach-goers urged to steer clear from toxic water

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

9 Mar 2023

NZ Herald

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9 - 15
Mar 2023

Dead fish and bad air from algae bloom

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

28 Feb 2023

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Health alert issued following red tide in multiple areas of coastal Collier County

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

23 Feb 2023

NBC2 News

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23 - 28
Feb 2023

Cleanup continues at Kodiak spaceport after January rocket crash

Kodiak, Alaska, United States

9 Feb 2023

Alaska Public Media

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Hawke’s Bay red sea’s final act was to kill sea creatures

Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

2 Feb 2023

NZ Herald

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Polar bear fatally mauls woman and boy in Northwest Alaska village

Wales, Alaska, United States

17 Jan 2023

Anchorage Daily News

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Orca stranding on Florida beach is first on record in U.S. Southeast

Palm Coast, Florida, United States

11 Jan 2023

Anchorage Daily News

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Minke whale pod sighted

Kasaan, Alaska, United States

21 Dec 2022

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87,000 cod escaped from farms - one of the largest escapes in a long time

Norway

14 Dec 2022

NRK

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Utqiagvik reaches record high 40˚F in December

Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States

5 Dec 2022

Alaska Public Media

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No sea ice in Grantley Harbor

Teller, Alaska, United States

5 Dec 2022

My Maps

NOAA trawl survey: Cold pool returns in the Bering Sea

Bering Sea

11 Nov 2022

The Nome Nugget

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Huge sunfish makes rare appearance in cold north Vancouver Island waters

Cormorant Island, British Columbia, Canada

27 Oct 2022

CHEK

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New peril for gray whale survival? Predatory orcas spotted in Baja calving lagoon

Campo Pachico, Baja California Sur, Mexico

21 Oct 2022

Los Angeles Times

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21 - 27
Oct 2022

	A strong storm damaged the embankment in Pevek and left Rytkuchi without light Pevek, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia 7 Oct 2022 Prochukotku My Maps
	September storm leaves behind treasured beach finds Chevak, Alaska, United States 7 Oct 2022 KYUK My Maps
	Winds down but high water just starting as ‘exceptionally strong storm’ batters Northwest Alaska Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States 7 Oct 2022 Anchorage Daily News My Maps
	Saxitoxin detected in regional clam Savoonga, Alaska, United States 6 Oct 2022 The Nome Nugget My Maps

6 - 7
Oct 2022

	Fish die off near Kotzebue Cape Blossom 29 Sep 2022 My Maps
	Aquaculture: Oyster and mussel growers on Prince Edward Island calculating losses from Fiona Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada 27 Sep 2022 My Maps
	Mystery leaks hit Russian undersea gas pipelines to Europe Baltic Sea 27 Sep 2022 CNN My Maps
	Cut off from Natural Flow- Changing Waterways and Realized Impacts Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada 26 Sep 2022 My Maps

26 - 29
Sep 2022

	Unregulated ships cruise over speed agreements Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada 22 Sep 2022 NUNAVUT NEWS My Maps
	‘Some of them just disappeared’: Essential pieces of life in Nome were lost in the storm Nome, Alaska, United States 22 Sep 2022 KTOO My Maps
	As the storm raged, a mad rush to keep the power on in Hooper Bay Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States 22 Sep 2022 KTOO My Maps
	Storm unearths ancient tusks Newtok, Alaska, United States 19 Sep 2022 My Maps
	‘Half of Golovin underwater,’ residents shovel sand out of homes Golovin, Alaska, United States 19 Sep 2022 KNOM Radio Mission My Maps
	Storm destroys Shaktoolik’s berm, its main protection from the sea Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States 18 Sep 2022 KTOO My Maps
	Storm bounty in clams Mertarvik, Alaska, United States 18 Sep 2022 My Maps
	Storm impacts from Kotzebue airport Kotzebue, Alaska, United States 18 Sep 2022 My Maps
	Typhoon Merbok in Tununak Tununak, Alaska, United States 17 Sep 2022 My Maps

17 - 22
Sep 2022

Researchers find even higher algal levels in regional waters

Wales, Alaska, United States

30 Aug 2022

The Nome Nugget

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Researchers find high concentrations of harmful algae in regional waters

Nome, Alaska, United States

17 Aug 2022

The Nome Nugget

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	Cormorants establishing new rookery Golovin, Alaska, United States 30 Jul 2022 My Maps
	Summer storm hits Kotzebue Kotzebue, Alaska, United States 26 Jul 2022 My Maps
	Coastal fishermen report dramatically smaller herring catches in the Baltic Sea Baltic Sea 26 Jul 2022 Sveriges Radio My Maps
	Evidence of invasive crab that could wreak havoc on Alaska fisheries found near Metlakatla Metlakatla, Alaska, United States 25 Jul 2022 Alaska Public Media My Maps

25 - 30
Jul 2022

	Extremely windy on the lagoon Golovin, Alaska, United States 19 Jul 2022 My Maps
	Along Utqiaġvik’s eroding coast, hope that a seawall can help keep the community safe Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States 18 Jul 2022 Anchorage Daily News My Maps
	Shark sightings abound off Maine’s coast. Experts say we’re likely to see more 17 Jul 2022 Press Herald My Maps
	B.C.’s sea life is bouncing back, slowly, after the 2021 heat dome Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 11 Jul 2022 The Narwhal My Maps

11 - 19
Jul 2022

High number of seal deaths linked to bird flu, feds say

Portland, Maine, United States

5 Jul 2022

Press Herald

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Dead birds prompt warnings across Island

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States

22 Jun 2022

The Martha's Vineyard Times

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Fears of bird flu in colony on Hornøya in Finnmark with critically endangered seabird

Hornøy Island, Vardø, Finnmark Fylke, Norway

13 Jun 2022

NRK

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Russian Cosmonaut Shares Unique Video of Shrinking Aral Sea as Seen From Outer Space

Aral Sea

10 Jun 2022

The Astana Times

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10 - 13
Jun 2022

With less sea ice, expect seal pups near shore

Nome, Alaska, United States

21 May 2022

The Nome Nugget

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Rarely found snail at Saltstraumen in Bodø, not seen since the 19th century

Bodø, Nordland, Norway

13 May 2022

NRK

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Strange fish caught in Togiak Bay area

Togiak, Alaska, United States

11 May 2022

My Maps

11 - 13
May 2022

	Unusual container found on Bering Sea beach Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States 30 Mar 2022 My Maps
	Towering sea ice and a lost Ford truck: Team treks from Yellowknife to Resolute Bay 25 Mar 2022 Nunatsiaq News My Maps
	Early ocean ice break-up Elim, Alaska, United States 24 Mar 2022 My Maps
	Crews work to contain fuel spill after tugboat runs aground north of Sitka Sitka, Alaska, United States 22 Mar 2022 Alaska Public Media My Maps

22 - 30
Mar 2022

Oiled ducks euthanised

Suðureyri, Westfjords, Iceland

11 Mar 2022

RÚV

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Japanese skeleton shrimp found in Nateekin Bay

Unalaska, Alaska, United States

2 Mar 2022

My Maps

Arctic sea ice reached its maximum extent at a near-record early date

Saint Paul, Alaska, United States

25 Feb 2022

ArcticToday

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Bering Sea ice reaches St. Paul for a week, now recedes north

Pribilof Islands

23 Feb 2022

KNOM Radio Mission

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23 Feb -
2 Mar 2022

40-Meter High Wave Hits Icelandic Coast

Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland

7 Feb 2022

The Reykjavik Grapevine

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Record capelin catch landed

Seyðisfjörður, East, Iceland

31 Jan 2022

RÚV

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31 Jan -
7 Feb 2022

	Are ills of the Arctic hitting California? Hundreds of migratory seabirds wash ashore Point Arena, California, United States 24 Jan 2022 Los Angeles Times My Maps
	Are ills of the Arctic hitting California? Hundreds of migratory seabirds wash ashore Albion, California, United States 24 Jan 2022 Los Angeles Times My Maps
	Seabirds were not killed by flu Djupivogur, East, Iceland 20 Jan 2022 RÚV My Maps
	Tsunami threat recedes from huge Pacific volcanic eruption Tongatapu, Tonga 15 Jan 2022 AP NEWS My Maps

15 - 24
Jan 2022

	Fuel shortage and blizzard leave St. George residents rationing heat and water Saint George, Alaska, United States 17 Dec 2021 Alaska Public Media My Maps
	Bowhead pod visits Savoonga with ice conditions unsuitable for hunting Savoonga, Alaska, United States 16 Dec 2021 KNOM Radio Mission My Maps
	Ships traveling into a warming Arctic are leaving garbage in their wake, scientists warn Nome, Alaska, United States 14 Dec 2021 ArcticToday My Maps
	Storm related flooding and infrastructure damage Golovin, Alaska, United States 10 Dec 2021 My Maps
	Seawall to protect Utqiagvik from extreme storms Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States 9 Dec 2021 The Arctic Sounder My Maps
	Change in size and type of fish caught during fall / winter ice fishing 8 Dec 2021 My Maps

8 - 17
Dec 2021

	Wind gusts in Northwest Alaska pushed away sea ice, caused power outages Kivalina, Alaska, United States 5 Dec 2021 Arctic Sounder My Maps
	First Ever Cases of Infectious Salmon Anaemia in Iceland Reydarfjordur, East, Iceland 29 Nov 2021 Iceland Review My Maps
	Major Disaster Averted in Icy Kara Sea After Two Oil Barges Ran Aground 24 Nov 2021 The Moscow Times My Maps
	Ice-locked Russian Arctic towns might not get needed supplies Arkhangel’sk, Arkhangelskaya, Russia 24 Nov 2021 ArcticToday My Maps

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5 Dec 2021

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	Surface Waters / Wetlands	121
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	Water Security	15
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	Parasite	14
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	Burial Site	3
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	United States	382
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	Norway	29
	United Kingdom	14
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	Mexico	12
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