Week ending Friday, August 14, 2020


Arctic Losses

Arctic Canada’s last fully intact ice shelf lost more than 40% of its entire area on Ellesmere Island during just two days in late July, shocking officials. A chunk measuring about 100 square miles, larger than the island of Manhattan, broke off between July 30 and July 31. “Above-normal air temperatures, offshore winds and open water in front of the ice shelf are all part of the recipe for ice shelf breakup,” the Canadian Ice Service announced on Twitter. The intense heat around the North Pole this summer has also melted sea ice around the Arctic Ocean to its lowest extent on record.

Earthquakes

North Carolina’s most...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer approved over $475 million in CARES Act funding for water line projects, power line projects, solar power projects, internet access to remote areas, business assistance, and more resources to help the Navajo people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Nez-Lizer Administration approved the following funds in Resolution CJY-67-20:

- $130 million for the Navajo Department of Water Resources for water projects, including waterline and cistern projects, water hauling, windmill repairs, water well infrastructure, earthen dams, and irrigation projects, which ensures that the Navajo people have access to...

The Gallup Police Department is requesting assistance from the public in solving the death of an as-of-yet unidentified person.


Investigations Captain Billy Padavich said Gallup officers were dispatched to Cedar Crest Apartments, 220 E. Nizhoni Blvd., about 8:48 pm on Aug. 22 in reference to a male who was lying in the southern portion of the parking lot of the complex and was not breathing.


“When GPD officers arrived, there were a couple bystanders performing CPR on this individual along with one officer,” he said.


Medical personnel arrived on scene shortly afterward and took the subject to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.


The male was described...

Constant changes lead to confusion, setbacks with school re-entry

With school set to start for McKinley County students, not everyone will be counted present — possibly including teachers.

Welcome to the new world of education thanks to COVID-19, the highly contagious and sometimes deadly scourge.

This academic year comes rife with challenges for Gallup-McKinley County Schools.

The district is in the midst of preparing students for a combination of limited in-person learning at their respective schools and learning remotely at home through loaned equipment and software.

Superintendent Mike Hyatt said teachers were set to be trained early this week so they could use this ...