Kavitha George Alaska Public Media

Anchorage, AK
February 12, 2024

Scientists investigate paralytic shellfish poisoning as possible factor in large marine die offs

Recent data shows detectable levels of paralytic shellfish toxin in many species of predatory fish, including cod and salmon….

Anchorage, AK
February 5, 2024

Alaska’s Arctic and boreal ecosystems see climate change-driven ‘microbial awakening’

Underground fungi and bacteria are becoming more active as permafrost thaws in northern regions….

Anchorage, AK
December 14, 2023

“The time to act is now” the”NOAA’s Arctic Report Card paints a stark image of climate change

This year’s report centered Indigenous perspectives, including contributions by a network of coastal Alaska observers from Kotzebue to Kaktovik….

Anchorage, AK
November 15, 2023

Cordova kelp farmers need to process their harvest. A scientist is piloting a solution

To grow the industry, Cordova’s kelp farmers need a way to process seaweed locally….

Anchorage, AK
October 18, 2023

A new study suggests a massive cost associated with permafrost melt in Alaska

In severe warming scenarios, the study found that more than 75% of Earth’s near-surface permafrost will be gone by the end of the century….

Anchorage, AK
October 4, 2023

A young leader struggles to protect Yukon River salmon, her community, as well as herself

Every generation of MacKenzie Englishoe’s family has fished on this river. And now it’s her turn, and she can’t….

Anchorage, AK
September 27, 2023

“Too hot” for salmon Climate change: What is playing a role in the Yukon salmon decline

Yukon king and chum salmon face threats at each stage of their life cycles, many of them connected to climate change….

Anchorage, AK
September 15, 2023

Four years into the Yukon salmon collapse, an Interior Alaska village wonders if it will ever fish again

The river’s once-strong king salmon run has been on a long, slow decline since the 1990s. Chum salmon runs have also been unpredictable. But…

Anchorage, AK
August 15, 2023

Hawaiian community in Alaska organizes relief for Maui fire victims

Watching the tragedy unfold on social media, Tasha Kahele said she felt a sense of hopelessness at first….

Anchorage, AK
August 9, 2023

The Yukon, Alaska and Canada are linked by salmon. They also decline

Communities along the upper Yukon, stretching deep into Canada, have borne the brunt of the salmon collapse, in part because only a fraction of…

Anchorage, AK
July 26, 2023

A man was arrested for vandalizing the Alaska Jewish Museum with swastika stickers was sentenced to 18 months in prison

Luke Foster, now 28, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on two acts of hate-motivated property damage and one drug trafficking offense….

Anchorage, AK
June 5, 2023

Dunleavy believes Alaska can help boost renewable energy sources and fossil fuels. Clean energy advocates disagree.

Alaska faces growing impacts from climate change, from sea ice loss and thawing permafrost to species die-offs….