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I'm Tracy V. Wilson.

And I'm Holly Fry. This is part two of what was unearthed in the fourth quarter of 2025. It is now January of 26, which is how this thing usually goes. We are going to kick this off as we typically do. With all the stuff I just thought was cool, but it doesn't really fit into a category.

I always call that the popery.

I feel like we have more popery than usual this time.

Great.

We put it in a basket.

Put it in the bathroom.

It'll smell nice for everyone.

In October, the remnants of Typhoon Hulong did catastrophic damage in western Alaska,

and this included massive flooding, with houses and infrastructure being completely washed away.

Many of the most affected communities were Alaska native communities in low-lying areas along the coast that were already being negatively affected by climate change, including worsening cycles of freezing, thawing, and erosion.

At least one person died. As of mid-December, when Tracy was putting this episode together, hundreds of people were still displaced from their homes,

and it is likely that they may not be able to return for more than a year.

The community of Quinnock, which is on the Cuscaquim Bay,

did not face these levels of destruction in terms of things like homes and roads

and other infrastructure.

But this area used to be permafrost,

and in recent years that permafrost has started to thaw,

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