Carolyn Van Houten

Staff Photojournalist at The Washington Post

Staff Photojournalist @washingtonpost. Formerly: @natgeo @expressnews @unc

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Ice all but disappeared from St. Paul Island. It changed everything.

1 week ago | adn.com | Joshua Partlow |Carolyn Van Houten

ST. PAUL ISLAND, Alaska — This tiny island in the middle of the Bering Sea had recently completed its longest winter stretch in recorded history with above-freezing temperatures — 343 consecutive hours, or 14 days — when Aaron Lestenkof drove out to look at Sea Lion Neck. It was another warm February day. He saw no sea ice; scant snow on the ground.
Ice all but disappeared from this Alaskan island. It changed everything

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Joshua Partlow |Carolyn Van Houten

ST. PAUL ISLAND, Alaska — This tiny island in the middle of the Bering Sea had recently completed its longest winter stretch in recorded history with above-freezing temperatures — 343 consecutive hours, or 14 days — when Aaron Lestenkof drove out to look at Sea Lion Neck. Your browser is set to private mode. To continue reading, log in or subscribe. Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in now.
O gelo quase desapareceu desta ilha do Alasca. E isso mudou tudo

1 week ago | publico.pt | Joshua Partlow |Carolyn Van Houten

Ouça este artigo 00:00 16:35 Exclusivo Gostaria de Ouvir? Assine já A pequena ilha de St. Paul, no meio do mar de Bering, tinha acabado de completar o período de Inverno mais longo já registado com temperaturas acima de zero — 343 horas consecutivas, ou 14 dias — quando Aaron Lestenkof saiu para observar a região conhecida como Sea Lion Neck.
Alaskan island suffers loss of most all ice

2 weeks ago | texarkanagazette.com | Joshua Partlow |Carolyn Van Houten

ST. PAUL ISLAND, Alaska - This tiny island in the middle of the Bering Sea had recently completed its longest winter stretch in recorded history with above-freezing temperatures - 343 consecutive hours, or 14 days - when Aaron Lestenkof drove out to look at Sea Lion Neck. It was another warm February day. He saw no sea ice; scant snow on the ground.
Ice all but disappeared from this Alaskan island. It changed everything.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Joshua Partlow |Carolyn Van Houten

Ice all but disappeared from this Alaskan island. It changed everything. (washingtonpost.com) Ice all but disappeared from this Alaskan island. It changed everything. By Joshua Partlow; Carolyn Van Houten 2025042710001500 ST.
Deportation Battle

3 weeks ago | jonesborosun.com | Carolyn Van Houten

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Trump Deportations

1 month ago | jonesborosun.com | Carolyn Van Houten

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In Suriname, a Shadowy Hunt for Traffickers Selling Jaguar Parts to China

2 months ago | rsn.org | Nick Miroff |Carolyn Van Houten

Wildlife trafficking is the fourth-largest source of illicit revenue globally after drugs, human smuggling and counterfeit goods, according to Homeland Security Investigations. The meeting place was a restaurant not far from the blinking casinos along the wide muddy river. Andrea Crosta and Mark Davis took a table on the outdoor patio, looking somewhat out of place. They were foreigners in a small South American country with few tourists. Vegetarians at a barbecue grill.
In Suriname, a shadowy hunt for traffickers selling jaguar parts to China

2 months ago | msn.com | Nick Miroff |Carolyn Van Houten

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In Suriname, a shadowy hunt for traffickers selling jaguar parts to China

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Nick Miroff |Carolyn Van Houten

PARAMARIBO, Suriname — The meeting place was a restaurant not far from the blinking casinos along the wide muddy river. Andrea Crosta and Mark Davis took a table on the outdoor patio, lookingsomewhat out of place. They were foreigners in a small South American country with few tourists. Vegetarians at a barbecue grill. Sitting nearbywas their best undercover operative, Alpha. He was dining with that day’s target, a Chinese currency trader with ties to a wildlife-trafficking network.