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naviyuk @naviyuk.bsky.social · 10h

'Miserable': Hundreds sheltering in Western Alaska schools in dire conditions alaskapublic.org/news/environ...

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'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.”

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naviyuk @naviyuk.bsky.social · 19h

second Indigenous climate change refugees in western Alaska (www.jstor.org/stable/44148...). bit.ly/help4wak

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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 1d

Here's how you can help survivors of the Western Alaska storm:

Here's how you can help survivors of the Western Alaska storm

The remnants of Typhoon Halong have killed one person, left two missing, displaced hundreds and destroyed or damaged dozens of homes.

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 1d

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Woman missing from Kwigillingok found dead, two still missing

The woman, whose name has not been released publicly, was found on Monday. Troopers are actively searching for two other people who are still missing from Kwigillingok.

www.kyuk.org

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RichThompsonAK @richthompsonak.bsky.social · 1d

Random note: What FEMA doing? #Alaska

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 2d

The big need for folks is going to be winter gear - coats, snopants, boots, etc. and don't forget the kids too.
Remember, many many families lost EVERYTHING.
The City of Bethel is gearing up for an influx of maybe hundreds of people evacuated from the impacted villages.

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Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 1d

UPDATED: One woman has been found dead in the village of Kwigillingok, where another two people remain unaccounted for, after a devastating storm battered Western Alaska over the weekend.

Woman found dead, dozens rescued and over 1,000 displaced after storm devastates Western Alaska

Winds over 100 mph and record tidal surges pounded the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Sunday as the remnants of Typhoon Halong inundated some Bering Sea coast communities.

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 2d

Senator Lyman Hoffman reporting 50% of Kipnuks utility poles are broken in half, and the runway has a crack right in the middle of it.

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 1d

If you're able, please consider a donation to the Alaska Community Fund to help people in western Alaska impacted by ex-typhoon Halong even as winter is bearing down. All the money donated goes to the region. Quyana. #Alaska #AlaskaSky

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

Screen shot of the ACF Western Alaska Disaster Relief 2025 Fund:

"In response to recent severe storms, including Typhoon Halong, that devastated Alaska's western coast, local community organizations and regional partners have come together to establish the Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund, housed at the Alaska Community Foundation.
Two major storm systems struck western Alaska in rapid succession, bringing record flooding, extreme winds, and extensive damage from Kwigillingok to Kotzebue. Homes have been damaged and destroyed, critical infrastructure compromised, and subsistence resources disrupted. The Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund will provide support to affected communities for immediate relief, recovery support, and long-term resilience, including disaster preparedness initiatives. Distribution decisions will be guided by advisors including regional leaders and stakeholders, ensuring resources reach affected communities based on locally identified needs.

The Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund brings together a growing list of local, regional, and statewide partners endorsing the fund, including:

Association of Village Council Presidents
Alaska Federation of Natives
Alaska Native Heritage Center
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Bethel Community Services Foundation
Calista Corporation
Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation
First Alaskans Institute
Kawerak, Inc.
Native Peoples Action
Maniilaq Association

Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation"

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naviyuk @naviyuk.bsky.social · 2d

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 2d

Martin is on the money.

#greenscreen pls share

TikTok video by MhBp21

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 3d

Donate to Western Alaska Disaster Relief here:

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 3d

From accounts with relatives from Kipnuk, the village is a total loss. One of my Elder relatives says it's wiped out. Those rectangular dots in the distance? Houses floating away

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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 3d

Some residents are reportedly unaccounted for or trapped in houses as a major storm brings high water and winds to some Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta communities. The storm is expected to move north and continue into Monday.

Live updates: A major storm is bringing dangerous flooding and hurricane-force winds to Western Alaska

The remnants of Typhoon Halong have already caused damaging flooding in Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. The storm is expected to move north and continue into Monday.

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 3d

The center of ex-typhoon Halong reached the Seward Peninsula coast near or just east of Cape Nome around 830am AKDT Sunday. South winds 30 to 60 mph in southern/eastern Norton Sound will shift to the southwest soon. #akwx #weather @hanners64n.bsky.social @climatologist49.bsky.social

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 3d

updates for kipnuk

several houses are gone and more continue to float away from the village

hope help arrives soon

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 3d

someone in a kipnuk facebook group screen recorded all the pleas for help in the community due to the disaster flooding

hopefully the alaska national guard will make it out there soon

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 3d

2/2 Thru 730am AKDT peak winds at airports include 100 mph at Tooksok Bay, 84 mph at Tununak, 81 mph at Kotlik, 76 mph at Bethel and 74 mph at Chevak. However, power outages mean no observations from some communities. Winds over 60 mph also occurring well inland. #akwx #weather

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 3d

1/2 Early Sunday morning satellite pix and Nome weather radar show ex-typhoon Halong centered over Norton Sound south of Nome and moving quickly to the north-northeast. Severe flooding and damage and power outages overnight in the YK Delta region. #akwx #weather #ExtremeWeather

GOES-West infrared satellite image taken at 710am AKDT centered over Alaska showing the center of ex-typhoon Halong over western Norton Sound and the associated high clouds far to the north and east. Image courtesy NOAA.

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 3d

FB reports of major flood damage in Kipnuk - homes and store floating, people swimming.
Very high water in Quinhagak as well.

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naviyuk @naviyuk.bsky.social · 5d

www.instagram.com/p/DIamlNuN5h...

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Sep 15

“Harvard quietly ended its Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program in May — shuttering a more than 50-year-old initiative to encourage minority high school students to apply … The UMRP was not involved in making admissions decisions.”

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Harvard Ends Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program as Trump Targets Race in Admissions | News | The Harvard Crimson

By ending the minority recruitment program in May, Harvard shuttered a more than 50-year-old initiative to encourage minority high school students to apply.

www.thecrimson.com

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naviyuk @naviyuk.bsky.social · Sep 5

Reading tomorrow at Mother Foucault’s bookshop between 7-8pm www.instagram.com/p/DOO-9nXktp...

Poster for Mother Foucault’s poetry festival going on all weekend at 715 SE Grand Ave Portland Oregon 7-8pm Saturday 9/6/25

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naviyuk @naviyuk.bsky.social · Aug 20

Happy anniversary to you both!! So thankful for the support and friendship from your family during that strange and truncated pandemic year.

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Holly Guise ❄️ @hollyguise.bsky.social · Jul 27

Hi #skystorians #alaskasky & #Nativesky 👋

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Right now my book Alaska Native Resilience: Voices from World War II is 40% off plus free shipping if you order through UW Press’ website with the code WARM25:

uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
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