Norton Sound Communities Look To Build Commercial Reindeer Economy
“If we did it right,” says Savoonga tribal chief Delbert Pungowiyi, the Bering Straits region “could become Alaska’s reindeer capital.”
Scientists Study Spring Transition in Bering Strait Waters
The Bering Sea is getting warmer, and sea ice coverage is more unreliable. A team of scientists is trying to understand the details of how that affects the diverse marine life in these waters.
Story49: Delbert Pungowiyi
When Delbert Pungowiyi was a young man in Savoonga, they had “nine months of winter.” This year, ice barely reached the island. In this two-part series, Delbert shares his memories of growing up on St. Lawrence Island and how he became a fierce voice for his community in a time of great change.
Norton Sound Herring Bait Harvest Breaks 10-Year Record
The herring bait fishery has seen the best harvest numbers since 2008 and could break the 1997 record if the 100-ton quota is met.
National Weather Service Will Cut Rural Alaska Staff By Two-Thirds
NWS is replacing manual weather balloon launches with Finnish-made automatic launchers in its 12 rural-Alaska weather stations.
Shrinking Sea Ice
KNOM airs three daily reports of sea ice location in Western Alaska. This information has been especially important lately, as local sea ice cover has continued to decline, year over year, bringing severe impacts to our listeners.
Northwest Arctic Ice Road Will Not Open This Year
Sea ice has been too thin this year to make it safe to construct the ice road, which normally runs from Kotzebue to Noorvik and Kiana.
Alaska Native Leaders Imagine Divergent ‘Arctic Futures’
A conference in Nome last week brought together leaders from Alaska Native communities to discuss the challenges — and opportunities — facing an evolving Arctic.
Amid Renovations, Nome’s UAF Campus Remains a Crossroads of Regional Interests
There are lots of new things happening these days at Nome’s branch of the University of Alaska–Fairbanks, including the campus buildings themselves, which have recently seen upgrades from multi-million-dollar renovation projects.
Fire In Little Diomede Destroys One Home
The fire that erupted in a home late Friday night was mostly put out within two hours, and no one was seriously injured. It’s the second major emergency for the community in less than a month.