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racheladhe.bsky.social @racheladhe.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

NEW: An Alaska Native corp has become an ICE detention giant, managing or doing security for a half dozen facilities. But back in Alaska, Iñupiaq shareholders are raising alarm over the work being done in their name. w/ @pollymosendz.bsky.social Mike Smith @kotznews.bsky.social bit.ly/4772GVu

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Distant ICE Detention Centers Bring Money—and Anger—to an Alaska Native Community

Nana Regional Corp. is supposed to uphold Iñupiat values. Some shareholders say its role in Trump’s deportation machinery makes a mockery of that.

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Arctic-wide sea ice extent has been at daily record low levels (since 1978-79) on 51 days so far this season, and on every day but two since February 1. Given the current ice extent is more than 300,000 km² below the previous record lowest, the run will continue. Data from NSIDC. #Arctic #SeaIce

Plot of the daily record low Arctic-wide sea ice extent color coded by the year of occurrence.

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Alerts from NWS Fairbanks AK (UNOFFICIAL) @fai.nws-bot.us · 24/01/2025

🚨 Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 3:50AM AKST until January 25 at 3:00AM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK 🚨 Additional Details Here.

* WHAT...High winds, snow, and blowing snow expected. Winds
gusting as high as 65 mph. Visibility reduced to less than one
half mile at times. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches.

* WHERE...Western Arctic Coast, Northwest Arctic Coast, Northern
Arctic Coast, Western Arctic Plains and Howard Pass and the
Delong Mountains.

* WHEN...Until 3 AM AKST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce
visibility. Travel will be very difficult.

* WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph.

* WHERE...Central Beaufort Sea Coast and Eastern Beaufort Sea
Coast.

* WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 3 AM AKST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce
visibility.

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Alerts from NWS Fairbanks AK (UNOFFICIAL) @fai.nws-bot.us · 23/01/2025

Special Weather Statement issued January 22 at 6:49PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK Additional Details Here.

A strong storm with south to southwest winds of 40 to 55 mph will
impact the West Coast and Western Interior Thursday night and
Friday.

For coastal locations, water is likely to come through cracks in
the sea ice and make travel very difficult. Given the extent of
the ice and thickness, impacts to land areas are expected to be
minimal, so no coastal flood products will be issued at this time.
The potential for coastal impacts remains south of Hooper Bay and
Nunivak Island. Given the warmth of the airmass and the amount of
liquid precipitation, travel will become quite difficult late
week into the weekend.

Stay tuned for future updates as details are ironed out in future
forecasts.

Information on the latest forecast can be found by visiting our
website, www.weather.gov/afg.

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