Emily Schwing
News ReporterEmily has covered land and wildlife management, wildfire and local government extensively in Alaska since 2006. She has worked all over the state, from the Chukchi Sea Coast to the Wrangell Narrows and from the Canadian Border to the Seward Peninsula.
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The most dramatic storm in Alaska’s living memory slammed into the Bering Sea coast in September 2022. More than a year later, people are still rebuilding. In Newtok, Chevak, and Hooper Bay, some of their most resilient residents, the kids, remember the storm, but it hasn't kept them from “playing out.”
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A year after the record storm, Alaskans are still struggling with food security, environmental cleanup, and financial recovery.
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This fall, a construction crew dismantled part of the back of Newtok's school building; students still attend classes in the front half.
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Rapid erosion and permafrost degradation mean school district officials are in a race to shore up the building for the remainder of the school year.
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One of the strongest storms in living memory to hit Alaska’s west coast helped push the community’s infrastructure well beyond its limits.
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Two of three families were living temporarily in low-income housing after the storm, but those leases ran out at the end of October 2023.
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Plant experts say saltwater from Typhoon Merbok flooding may be impacting the health and survival of plants on the tundra.
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The move is part of a decades-long effort to relocate Newtok residents away from sinking land and melting permafrost.
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The call came during a new knowledge sharing session at this year’s annual convention.
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With former members visibly absent, AFN highlighted strategic planning efforts and asked attendees for suggestions