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‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.

“When the men did not believe Miles’ tribal ID, she pointed to a phone number for the Umatilla Tribal enrollment office on the back of the card.

“Call it,” she said.

When they didn’t, she took out her phone to call the office herself, but the agents tried unsuccessfully to take her phone...”

French winemakers ‘battle for survival’ as minister prepares for crisis talks Vineyard owners say sales slump, Trump tariffs and worst harvest in 70 years have put producers in danger of closure

“For three years, we have suffered droughts & heatwaves of over 40C. I have lost 50% of my production over this period. The Aude has seen its wine production almost halve to 2m hectolitres [200m litres] over the last three years.”

#France 🇫🇷
#ClimateCrisis

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Here's the aurora at regular speed last night in Anchorage, AK. This is my favorite type of aurora, fast moving with pink/white tones at the bottom of green curtains. 😍

2X increase in the most extreme hurrucanes!
Looking at every Cat 4 & 5 in the Atlantic since 1980 (reliable records/ data gathering) I broke the record into 2 equal parts.
1980-2002 and 2003-2025
The most recent period has more than double the number of most intense hurricanes in the Atlantic!…
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We’re not going to sci-comm our way out of federal attacks on science, but it’s also never been more important for the public to understand the value of our science and the threats that face it.

The media offers scientists a megaphone for doing this. Come learn how to use it effectively.👇🏼

This is what the National Guard does in Alaska.

Live from Nome, it's Strait Science! Tuesday 630pm AKDT on Zoom and in-person at UAF Northwest Campus, the climate context of ex-Halong and summer 2025 review in Bering Strait region and Anjali Shah will give an update on ACCAP's Extreme Events library. #akwx #AlaskaSky @hanners64n.bsky.social

'Miserable': Hundreds sheltering in Western Alaska schools in dire conditions The state is evacuating the vulnerable and trying to find safe shelter for all. "We're moving as fast as we can," the incident commander said. "We know that folks are miserable."

More than a thousand people in Western Alaska are sleeping in their local school after a massive storm Sunday made their homes unlivable.

(From @alaskapublic.org)

The remnants of Typhoon Halong appear to have potentially set a local ERA5 record (1950-2024) for lowest MSLP for the month of October:

Every single account saying there was no federal response to the flooding in western AK is lying.

The Nat Guard and Coast Guard were there early on - as they pretty much always are in AK.

People are using the disaster for clickbait. Please look up AK news sources - they are easy to find.

Good morning from Bethel. I was here to cover a few cultural events, and am now covering the Western Alaska storm - damage, rescue and recovery efforts.

What questions do you have?

Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.

alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

LIVE BLOG: Dozens of people rescued, some still unaccounted for, DPS says Former Typhoon Halong made landfall overnight into Sunday. Its strongest impacts were felt in the Kuskokwim delta area.

“Troopers have received secondhand reports of people who are unaccounted for in Kipnuk and are continuing to work with local officials to verify and confirm how many people are missing,” DPS wrote.”

Historic coastal flooding strikes western Alaska Remnants of Typhoon Halong produce hurricane force winds and push massive storm surge inland in Kuskokwim River Delta, destroying and carrying away homes, leaving devastated communities.

Sunday a massive storm surge event from the remnants of Typhoon Halong caused catastrophic damage in remote western Alaska. Thanks to @alaskawx.bsky.social for his help with this deep dive, including the forecast challenges in an area dealing with reduced NWS upper air soundings
tinyurl.com/4ycxaez9

Most of rural Alaska is Alaska Native. Bonus donating to support Alaska Native people on Indigenous Peoples Day.

Splash screen for the Alaska and Arctic Newsletter post: "Arctic 2025 Sea Ice Minimum typical minimum extent but unusually early"

The 2025 Arctic minimum sea ice extent has probably been reached. The min extent was typical for the past decade but occurred earlier that most recent years. Details in the latest post from the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. #Arctic #SeaIce #Climate

alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/arctic-202...

The Southern Plains Climate Hub worked with Tribes to store rain water to ease the impacts of drought www.climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/souther...

The Northern Plains Climate Hub provides seasonal forecasts on how much forage may be available for cattle to support ranchers in operating their businesses in variable climate
www.climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/norther...

The Caribbean Climate Hub helped to develop a wood product industries after hurricane brought many trees down
www.climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/caribbe...

The USDA Climate Hubs are a small team who works across USDA agencies to serve farmers, ranchers and foresters to get science-based information into their hands to help support their operations and rural communities.
www.climatehubs.usda.gov

Interior Proposes to Rescind Public Lands Rule, Restoring Balanced, Multiple-Use Management  | U.S. Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior is proposing to rescind the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, aligning with Secretary Doug Burgum’s commitment to restoring balance in federal land manageme...

60 day comment period is open. Remember to provide critiques not just yes/no or like/ dislike
www.doi.gov/pressrelease...

Interior Proposes to Rescind Public Lands Rule, Restoring Balanced, Multiple-Use Management  | U.S. Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior is proposing to rescind the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, aligning with Secretary Doug Burgum’s commitment to restoring balance in federal land manageme...

60 day comment period is open. Remember to provide critiques not just yes/no or like/ dislike
www.doi.gov/pressrelease...

Splash screen for the post: Arctic Summer 2025 Climate Review: Pretty typical for a 2020s summer.

Summer 2025 is history, and the pan-Arctic climate review is now posted in the latest from the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. Spoiler: warm and wet by historical standards but pretty typical for the past decade. #Arctic #Climate #ClimateChange

alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/arctic-sum...

🔥🔥🔥 Summer climate warming stripes for the Contiguous U.S. through 2025. It's as if something has changed.

Screenshot from the ARCUS August 2025 newsletter: Dear ARCUS Community, It is with a mix of gratitude and sadness for our community that we share an important update about ARCUS’s future. After more than three decades of connecting, supporting, and facilitating collaboration within the U.S. Arctic research community, ARCUS will sunset its operations at the end of September 2025 and formally dissolve as a nonprofit organization. This decision comes after careful consideration and reflection on the changing needs of the Arctic research landscape. While ARCUS as an institution will close, the impact of the relationships, collaborations, and shared work we have fostered will continue to ripple through the community for years to come. We are profoundly grateful for the many individuals—past and present—who have served on our Board, worked on our staff, contributed as partners, and supported ARCUS’s mission with passion and dedication. We want to assure you that we remain active and committed right up to the end

More sad news for the polar community... Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (@arcus-arctic.bsky.social) is shutting down.

We all lose here. The past 8 months have been unthinkable, and their consequences for the future even more so.

How to Make Your Comments Effective-federal register:
1- introduction- explain interest & experience
2-background- identify part of regulation you are commenting on
3-lay out your argument & evidence include citations
4-recommendations & changes
5-conclusion
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ACCAP is funded for another year! Dear ACCAP friends and collaborators, The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness is pleased to announce that we received our FY25 funding and will continue working to build healthy and thriving Alaska communities, economies, and ecosystems in a changing climate. As many people know, ACCAP's funding was under threat earlier in the summer as NOAA faced budget cuts and restructuring. We are exceedingly grateful to the 100 plus individuals who attended our listening session in May and shared via our survey how ACCAP benefits their lives, community, work, or industry. Your support helped us communicate our impact to university leadership and federal representatives. It paid off and we're still here for another year! This will be the final year of our 5-year award and we are hopeful that a new call for proposals will open in the coming months. Thank you for your continued support of our program, NOAA, and Alaska-based research. Sincerely, Sarah Trainor and the ACCAP team

Dark times but I’m happy to be able to share a little bit good news…

#akwx #AlaskaSky #Climate #Arctic

This email made me so 😊

Plot of the daily percent area of the Greenland Ice Sheet (vertical axis) vs. the date May 1 to October 1 (horizontal axis) for 2025, the smoothed 1991-2020 median the highest daily values 1979 to 2024 with notable peaks annotated.

Melt area on the Greenland Ice Sheet so far this summer has seen several spikes but overall as of August 20 is a little bit below (7 percent) below the 1991-2020 median in NSIDC data. #Greenland #Arctic #Summer2025

Unprecedented Arctic heatwave melted 1 per cent of Svalbard's ice A six-week period of extraordinary heat in 2024 melted 62 gigatonnes of ice on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, obliterating all previous melt records

A six-week period of extraordinary heat in 2024 melted 62 gigatonnes of ice on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, obliterating all previous melt records