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Aftermath of Stebbins School Fire: Leaders Plan Recovery and Rebuild

Stebbins School seen from a Bering Air flight. Ben Townsend photo. Red rubber mulch pokes out of berms created by the Tapraq Rock crew. Ben Townsend photo. A can of tomato sauce sits in the space between the school and the shops. Witnesses reported hearing canned goods exploding as temperatures inside the school rose. Ben […]

June 27: Rick Thoman’s Climate Highlight for Western Alaska

The following is a transcript from Rick Thoman’s weekly “Climate Highlight for Western Alaska” provided to KNOM Radio. Thoman is a Climate Specialist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. NOAA Climate Prediction Center’s outlook for July favors below normal temperatures for the month as a whole […]