Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say we are in the middle of a worldwide coral bleaching event. This marks the fourth-ever on record and the second in the last decade, according to scientists. It happens when coral turn completely white due to stressful conditions like high temperatures. Indigenous leaders are fresh off an Arctic symposium to make their message known in Alaska. Six Inupiaq, Tlingit and Athabascan leaders joined others from an estimated 30 countries to kick off Arctic Encounter 2024. An Indigenous basketball player has been drafted to the WNBA. Alissa Pilli was drafted in the first round to the Minnesota Lynx as the eighth overall pick. The Samoan and Inupiaq star became the seventh player to be selected from the University of Utah, and just the third overall to be selected in the first round.
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