Alaska Beacon reporter recognized with national science journalism award

Alaska Beacon reporter Yereth Rosen’s award-winning story weaves together regional indigenous knowledge, scientific study findings and political influences to answer a freighted question about the future viability of village life in Western Alaska after ex-typhoon Halong.

By: Claire Stremple

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: September 23, 2026

Words: 357

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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After the latest catastrophic storm hit Western Alaska, displacing more than 1,500 people, killing at least one and leaving villages in ruins, residents face an existential crisis.

Will the wide delta that fans out between the lower Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers and has supported one of the circumpolar north’s largest Indigenous populations for millennia continue to be a place where Alaska’s Yupik people can live?

So begins Alaska Beacon reporter Yereth …

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