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Bobby Schaeffer, AAOKH Qikiqtaġruk observer, and AAOKH graduate student Mik’aq Lindley on the sea ice of Kotzebue Sound.

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    Announcing the launch of the AAOKH Endowment Fund
    📢📢 We have big news!! Support AAOKH today to sustain your impact for generations! AAOKH launched the Alaska Arctic Observatory & Knowledge Hub Endowment Fund aimed at sustaining and strengthening Indigenous…
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    New and improved online database!
    We’re very happy to share an update on a project we’ve been working on with our partners at the Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA) to…
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    Winter 2026 Newsletter
    We are excited to share our latest edition of AAOKH News!  In this issue Bobby Schaeffer offers his observation and reflection of ex-typhoon Halong alongside Rick Thoman’s weather and climate…