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• What's behind the seeming disappearance of an Alaska tern? - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-07-2016 22:47
  
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  What's behind the seeming disappearance of an Alaska tern?
  Alaska Dispatch News
  An Arctic tern rises out of the water of Potter Marsh. Scientists are concerned that a related species, the Aleutian tern, is disappearing from its breeding grounds. Terns feed on insects and small fish. (Bob Hallinen / Alaska Dispatch News). YAKUTAT ...
  
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• Firefighters respond to wildfire off of Seward Highway

  17-07-2016 22:23
  
  A 25-acre wildfire began to spread across McHugh Creek about three-quarters of a mile from the Seward Highway south of Anchorage. According to the Department of Forestry, the fire was reported to the Anchorage Fire Department at about 11:30 p.m. on Saturday night.
  This aerial photo of a 25-acre wildfire burning in the McHugh Creek drainage south of Anchorage off the Seward Highway was taken at approximately 10:30 a.m. (Alaska Division of Forestry photo)Upon the firefighter’s arrival the fi
  
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• Trio of Alaska thrillers a mixed bag - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-07-2016 19:43
  
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  Trio of Alaska thrillers a mixed bag
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A trio of northern-based thrillers found their way onto my iPad and came along with me on a recent road trip around Alaska, providing entertainment in the wee hours before I drifted off to sleep. The first one was a dud, the second a lot of fun, even ...
  
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• Baking Alaska: A regional example of global warming - Aljazeera.com

  17-07-2016 14:36
  
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  Baking Alaska: A regional example of global warming
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  The world is warming at an alarming rate. The year 2014 was the warmest since records began in 1880. Then 2015 was the warmest; and now it looks highly likely that 2016 will again break records. Of the 15 warmest years on record, only 1998, a strong El ...and more »
  
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• Night Music: July 16, 2016

  17-07-2016 08:00
  Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus.All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
  TitleArtist / Composer (if known or if blank artist or unkown)AlbumLabelSong Duration
  8:00 – 9:00
  IncognitoSpyro Gyra / SchumanCollectionGRP GRD-86425:56
  Harbor NightsSpyro Gyra / BeckensteinCollectionGRP GRD-86426:52
  In Walked BudThelonious MonkThe Best of Thelonious MonkBlue Note CDP-5956362:54
  ‘Round MidnightThelonious MonkThe Best of Thelonious MonkBlue Note CDP-5956363
  
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• Some of the 'mind-blowing' amount of trash washing up on Alaska's beaches comes to Anchorage - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-07-2016 06:24
  
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  Some of the 'mind-blowing' amount of trash washing up on Alaska's beaches comes to Anchorage
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alek Hanson searches for interesting finds among the piles of debris from the Pacific Ocean during the Great Alaska Marine Debris Sorting Project at the Port of Anchorage on Saturday, July 16, 2016. Hanson came with 58 members from the Alaska Military ...
  Volunteers take steps to turn Alaska's coastal trash into treasureKTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaskaall 3 new
  
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• Thousands of lightning strikes spark new fires in Interior Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-07-2016 06:18
  
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  Thousands of lightning strikes spark new fires in Interior Alaska
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  Thousands of lightning strikes sparked new fires in the Interior Friday, increasing the number of acres burned in the state this year by 50 percent, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. Most of the fires burned in remote parts of the Interior ...and more »
  
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• Ross wins again as Alaska's gnarliest triathlon gets injection of new blood - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-07-2016 05:43
  
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  Ross wins again as Alaska's gnarliest triathlon gets injection of new blood
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Even though a seven-time champion set the pace, the 16th annual Hammerman Triathlon was a showcase for new blood Saturday at Kincaid Park. Megan Chelf, a two-time runner-up, grabbed her first triathlon title with a gigantic margin of victory in the ...and more »
  
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