May 30, 2009 | APRN - Alaska Public Radio Network
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Yukon River Completes Breakup Run
The Yukon River has completed its devastating breakup run. The Coastal Villages of Emmonak and Alakanuk were the latest and final communities to experience Yukon flooding.
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Alaska News Nightly: May 26, 2009
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New villages report flooding on the Yukon
Flooding along the Yukon River continued today, with high water reported in new villages near its mouth and warnings now in effect all the way to the Bering Sea coast.
Ice jams again on lower Yukon River; two villages flooded
Ice has jammed again on the Yukon River, this time in the lower river, flooding two villages.
Assessment comes on heels of dwindling federal funds
A baseline erosion assessment of Alaska communities plagued by mounting effects of global warming has identified 26 communities in need of priority action.
Opinion: State working to meet needs of rural Alaska
It's been a challenging winter for rural Alaska villages. High fuel prices, reduced income from fishing, and a particularly cold winter have left many residents struggling to heat their homes and feed their families.
State has put its money into helping Alaskans in villages
It's been a challenging winter for rural Alaska villages. High fuel prices, reduced income from fishing, and a particularly cold winter have left many residents struggling to heat their homes and feed their families.
NPFMC takes up salmon bycatch issue
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is taking up the contentious issue of salmon bycatch in a fish fight that pits the interests of pollock fishermen against salmon fishermen in western Alaska villages.
Groups pitch in to feed struggling Western Alaska residents
Hunger problems in Western Alaska villages, hard hit by high fuel prices and a poor fishing season, have touched the hearts and wallets of hundreds of people, whose donations of food and money are now reaching ...
Food donations starting to reach Bush villages
More than two tons of food donated by Fairbanksans and local businesses this past week is reaching its intended recipients.
Indigenous Teen Resilience To Be Studied By Circumpolar Researchers
The people of Alakanuk, Alaska already know the problems their young people face.
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