climate change
For the New York Times: Alaska Relies on Ice. What Happens When It Can’t Be Trusted?
And in an era of climate change, break-up has been coming too soon, especially this year. The ice has become unpredictable, creating new, sometimes deadly hazards and a host of practical problems that disrupt the rhythms of everyday life.
Talk of Alaska 8/23: Alaskans Adapting to Climate Change
I’m guest hosting Talk of Alaska, a statewide call-in show on public radio, so keep an ear out for me and send me your show ideas.
Is toxic algae killing animals across Alaska? (For Al Jazeera America)
The massive seabird die-off is part of a larger story about the health of Alaska’s oceans as sea temperatures rise. For more than a year, scientists have been cataloging smaller, unexplained episodes of animals dying on beaches — including other birds, sea otters, sea lions, several species of whales, starfish and fish.
For The Guardian: “Alaska put politics aside for Obama visit”
“This is the president and this is exciting. Period.”
For The Guardian: In Point Hope, centuries-old whaling tradition runs up against climate change
Today we have a story about climate change, hunting and eating bowhead whale in The Guardian, an international newspaper based in England. It’s the second part in our project on climate change, hunting and traditional foods, funded by the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting.
Kotzebue in iPhone snaps
Photographer Katie Orlinsky and I did a big trip in June, visiting Kotzebue and Point Hope, looking at the ways climate change is impacting subsistence foods. Here are some iPhone pictures from Kotzebue, where we were reporting for National Geographic News about the short bearded seal season.
For National Geographic: With changing Arctic ice, a short window for a traditional hunt
In Kotzebue, as temperatures and ice become increasingly unpredictable, hunters worry their children and grandchildren will no longer be able to participate in the traditional seal hunt.