Public radio reporter for KUCB in Unalaska, Alaska 🌊🏔️💨 I cover a lot of science and climate change stories in the Aleutians, as well as other local stories from the island communitieshttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiastuartrasi.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiastuartrasi.bsky.social/post/3lf45f3juzs2iNearly a decade ago, bird observers in Unalaska, Alaska noticed something alarming: a once-abundant seabird was vanishing from their shores. Here's my latest about how citizen scientists have become crucial as human-caused climate change intensifies, impacting wildlife. #aknews https://www.kucb.org/science-environment/2025-01-03/in-unalaska-citizen-scientists-help-document-largest-single-species-wildlife-die-off-ever-recorded06 Jan 2025 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:rk3r72key6d7q24n2y4kprm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf45f3juzs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiastuartrasi.bsky.social/post/3lcw2l45kks2wearthquake swarm near Adak Sunday, residents report "light" and "weak" shaking but remain alert. while earthquakes are very common in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska Earthquake Center is keeping an eye on the event because "unusually high number of moderately sized earthquakes in this swarm." #aknews https://www.kucb.org/science-environment/2024-12-09/scientists-keep-a-watch-on-a-series-of-earthquakes-in-western-aleutians10 Dec 2024 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:rk3r72key6d7q24n2y4kprm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcw2l45kks2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiastuartrasi.bsky.social/post/3lbzueml66225Happy Cat Day! … oops, I mean Happy Turkey Day!28 Nov 2024 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:rk3r72key6d7q24n2y4kprm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzueml66225https://bsky.app/profile/sofiastuartrasi.bsky.social/post/3lbxbdunsec2aAt Alaska's westernmost island, where USA meets Russia, Wolfgang Tutiakoff sailed to Attu w/NOAA in July documenting sunken WWII artifacts. It was a bittersweet journey: they could see their ancestral lands, but couldn't set foot on them. KUCB's Kanesia McGlashan-Price's latest Island Interview. https://www.kucb.org/show/island-interviews/2024-11-25/felt-like-a-unicorn-was-going-to-walk-out-of-the-valley-qawalangin-liaison-documents-research-trip-to-attu27 Nov 2024 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:rk3r72key6d7q24n2y4kprm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbxbdunsec2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiastuartrasi.bsky.social/post/3lbinlyngjc26unalaska only has one health center that provides urgent and emergency care. but now, they can't afford to keep providing that kind of service anymore. the island is a fishing hub and home to 4,000 residents, so it's not a lack of patients ... it's a reimbursement issue. my latest: https://www.kucb.org/health/2024-11-20/20m-expansion-aims-to-address-unalaskas-emergency-care-funding-challenges21 Nov 2024 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:rk3r72key6d7q24n2y4kprm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbinlyngjc26https://bsky.app/profile/sofiastuartrasi.bsky.social/post/3lbdlei3iz22mDid you know that if you take turmeric for its health benefits, make sure to pair it with black pepper? Or that collagen might actually help with wrinkles?! Got to geek out about vitamins and supplements with our local nurse practitioner in my latest Island Interview. https://www.kucb.org/show/island-interviews/2024-11-19/confused-about-vitamins-and-supplements-unalaska-health-care-provider-sorts-fact-from-fiction19 Nov 2024 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:rk3r72key6d7q24n2y4kprm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdlei3iz22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiastuartrasi.bsky.social/post/3laz6ngt4js26Thoughts I’ve only ever had in Unalaska: Is it snowing outside? Oh no… an eagle is sitting on top of the house.15 Nov 2024 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:rk3r72key6d7q24n2y4kprm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3laz6ngt4js26