Kavitha George, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Kavitha George is Alaska Public Media’s climate change reporter. Reach her at kgeorge@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Kavitha here.
As climate change raises landslide risk, Southeast communities look for solutions
After a deadly 2015 landslide, Sitka developed a new warning system. Six more communities are developing their own versions.
Climate change will deliver more heavy precipitation events to Southcentral. Is Anchorage prepared?
Some neighborhoods waited more than a week to be plowed after recent snowstorms.
Cordova kelp farmers need to process their harvest. A scientist is piloting a solution.
Alysha Cypher with the Prince William Sound Science Center has a $400,000 EPA grant to use waste heat from the local electric co-op to dry Cordova seaweed.
Alaska Municipal League is helping rural communities qualify for climate change funds
Alaska communities have an opportunity to invest heavily in climate change mitigation at the local level, by targeting federal grants.
Alaska, do you have questions about climate change? We want to hear them.
We asked attendees at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention how often they think about climate change. Here’s what they said.
AFN convention centers subsistence amid a lawsuit to protect traditional hunting and fishing rights
Dozens of representatives across Alaska spoke at a forum to express concerns about subsistence food access and rights.
New study hints at huge price tag from permafrost thaw in Alaska
Scientists estimate that most near-surface permafrost will disappear by the end of this century.
A young leader fights for Yukon River salmon, her community – and herself
Four years into the Yukon River salmon collapse, Mackenzie Englishoe is one of many young people on the river grappling with the way climate change is transforming their communities and culture.
‘Too hot’ for salmon: How climate change is contributing to the Yukon salmon collapse
Researchers say climate change is playing a big role in the collapse, which has left thousands of people along the river without access to the salmon they depend on.
Four years into the Yukon salmon collapse, an Interior Alaska village wonders if it will ever fish again
Gwichyaa Zhee, also known as Fort Yukon, has always depended on salmon. But for the fourth year in a row, managers have severely restricted fishing, as the Yukon River king and chum salmon runs collapsed. Residents say the closures have been devastating to their way of life.
Hawaiian community in Alaska organizes relief for Maui fire victims
Tasha Kahele started making calls last week, and by the weekend, collected 60,000 pounds of items to donate.
Are you an Alaskan impacted by the Maui wildfires? We want to hear from you.
Alaska Public Media is looking to speak with Alaskans with ties to Hawaii for our coverage on the widespread impacts of the devastating fires.
On the Yukon, Alaska and Canada are bound together by salmon – and their collapse
A 20-year-old treaty keeps Alaska and Canada working together, even through the devastating king and chum salmon collapse.
Environmental activists work to reconnect Yukon villages with salmon amid subsistence restrictions
Amid the collapse of chum and chinook salmon on the river, the Smokehouse Collective is trying to build sustainable, resilient food systems for Native communities.
Man who vandalized Alaska Jewish Museum with swastika stickers sentenced to 18 months in prison
Luke Foster, 28, was convicted on two acts of hate-motivated property damage and one drug trafficking offense.
Anchorage’s main electric utility is proposing to raise base rates for the first time in 3 years
Chugach Electric wants to raise rates by 6%. It says it’s seen a decrease in sales and an increase in expenses due to inflation and supply chain disruptions.
Valdez presses its case to unseal Hilcorp’s finances before Alaska Supreme Court
More than three years after Hilcorp bought BP’s Alaska assets, Valdez wants assurances that Hilcorp has the money to safely maintain its operations — and clean up a potential oil spill.
Rural Alaskans can still apply for spring flooding relief
Officials are holding in-person events to register for disaster funds next week in Kwethluk, Russian Mission and Fort Yukon.
Dunleavy says Alaska can boost fossil fuels and renewables. Clean energy advocates disagree.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy says Alaska is "going to be all-in" on developing energy, from oil to wind. Critics say that plan ignores climate impacts.
Energy leaders in Anchorage make the case for Alaska LNG pipeline — again
U.S. officials say the proposed 800-mile pipeline, long plagued by its high cost, could be a “strategic tool” for the country.