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Without health insurance in #Alaska: Helicopter transport and appendictomiy cost $60,000–$140,000. The entire cost must be borne by the individual.
It is not unlikely that #Inuit in the USA lack health insurance; a quarter live below the poverty line.

Poverty and Health Disparities for American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects
This report explores the current state of knowledge regarding inequalities and their effect on American Indian and Alaska Native children, underscoring gaps in our current knowledge and the opportunities for early intervention to begin to address ...

Satellite radar shows Alaska glaciers melt three extra weeks for each 1°C of summer warming #Alaska

Satellite radar shows Alaska glaciers melt three extra weeks for each 1°C of summer warming
Alaska's glaciers respond to climate change by melting for three additional weeks with every 1 degree Celsius increase in the average summer temperature, data from satellite-mounted radars show.

"Alaska Wolf Found With Record Amount of Mercury, a Sign of Growing Contamination"
#Alaska #Animals #Wolves

Alaska Wolf Found With Record Amount of Mercury, a Sign of Growing Contamination

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #ElSonido
Alaska y Dinarama:
🎵 Ni tú ni nadie
#AlaskayDinarama
https://djmmlatino.bandcamp.com/album/alaska-y-dinarama-ni-t-ni-nadie-3-versions
https://open.spotify.com/track/7LpS82vPDLgZAHWRtWBBRj

A 3,000-year high: Alaska’s Arctic is entering a dangerous new fire era #Alaska

A 3,000-year high: Alaska’s Arctic is entering a dangerous new fire era
For thousands of years, wildfires on Alaska’s North Slope were rare. That changed sharply in the 20th century, when warming temperatures dried soils and fueled the spread of shrubs, setting the stage for intense fires. Peat cores and satellite data reveal that fire activity since the 1950s has reached record levels. The findings suggest the Arctic is entering a new, more dangerous fire era.

Dear Canadians and Americans... tongue-in-cheek.
How about an Alaska/Alberta swap?
Inspired by this Letter to the Editor written by a Mike Jens in Anchorage, Alaska to the Anchorage Daily News
#Canada #USA #Alberta #Alaska