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2024 Kuskokwim Ice Classic winner Annie Morgan said that this year was the first time she'd entered the breakup guessing contest.
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Harris has 32 years of experience in law enforcement, and has served as the Chief of Police in Belen, New Mexico, since 2019.
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With water “the lowest that folks have seen in a while,” this year’s breakup is so far a drastic departure from the widespread flooding seen in 2023.
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A quick-moving and early breakup on the upper Kuskokwim River led to widespread flooding in lower-river communities. Here are some photos submitted by community members from communities on the lower Kuskokwim from the past week.
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Now that breakup is finally over on the Kuskokwim, individuals affected by flooding can apply for disaster relief funding.
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The replacement built by Smyth will be the third iteration of the burled wood arch. In 1974, Red Olson began crafting the first arch that served the Iditarod for 25 years.
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While middle Kuskokwim River communities seem to be in the clear for breakup, the National Weather Service says things are far from wrapped up on the lower river.
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The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for Tuluksak and Akiak and canceled the flood advisory for Kalskag as the breakup front moves downriver.
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GCI says cellular provider AT&T is to blame for the missed calls, while AT&T puts the blame on an unnamed third party. It’s not clear how many calls GCI customers missed because of the interruption.
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When the ice jam in the Kalskag area breaks, a pulse of water will flow downstream, and National Weather Service Hydrologist Johnse Ostman says it could impact communities downstream of Kalskag, including Tuluksak, Akiak, Akiachak and Kwethluk.
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As of Saturday morning (May 4), the National Weather Service reported high water on both the Kuskokwim River and Mud Creek, behind Kalskag. The road between Upper and Lower Kalskag was covered with a few feet of water and closed to vehicle traffic, although some residents reported moving around in canoes.
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Human poop has been backing up into the building for at least two months, but the Tribal Council, which owns the building, had no idea how bad things were until last week.
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A strong parade of storms has been making its way through the North Central Pacific Ocean, and the location of the jet stream has produced colder storms for Unalaska and the Aleutian region this year. That’s according to Rick Thoman, a climate specialist at the International Arctic Research Center with the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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RiverWatch officials say they hope a massive ice flow that jammed and inundated multiple sections of the Kuskokwim is finally done wreaking havoc after it shifted this weekend.
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“Until this ice jam can push further downstream, we're not going to have any improvement. In fact, it's probably going to get worse,” an official said.
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