Shemya
Island in Aleutians West Census Area, AlaskaWikipedia
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Oct 9, 2026
Robyn ThomasSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So we chose the easternmost and westernmost kind of edges of their, their wintering range, or at least places that we could access.
Kanesia McGlashan PriceCORRESPONDENT
That meant Kodiak and Shemya.
Kanesia McGlashan PriceCORRESPONDENT
For the last few winters, Thomas has surveyed emperor geese at both locations.
Kanesia McGlashan PriceCORRESPONDENT
She says the two areas have very different habitat, migration distances, and available resources.
Kanesia McGlashan PriceCORRESPONDENT
Her research looked at several aspects of the birds' lives, including reproduction, juvenile survival, and body weight.
Kanesia McGlashan PriceCORRESPONDENT
Those measures were generally higher on Kodiak than Shemya.
Robyn ThomasSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You know, one out of every three birds or so is, is a juvenile.
Robyn ThomasSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And it's noticeable when you're out on Kodiak.
BaileyUNKNOWN
Uh, but one thing that we are going to be tracking for today is our storm, especially sitting in the Bering Sea.
BaileyUNKNOWN
Now, if you are located in the Western Aleutians, including areas such as Shemya, even Attu, this is where we're really going to see wind speeds ramping up as early as this morning, and strong winds are going to carry all the way through tomorrow evening.
BaileyUNKNOWN
And although your weather alerts might expire by then, it is still important to know that these strong winds are still going to linger throughout your week.
BaileyUNKNOWN
And we are going to track even more strong winds pushing into the central Aleutian chain shortly on later into this afternoon.
BaileyUNKNOWN
Now, our impacts in Western Alaska are still fairly uncertain, but it does, it will include strong winds as well as high surf.
BaileyUNKNOWN
So definitely something to continue to track.
BaileyUNKNOWN
Our high wind, uh, warning has also been included with a hurricane force wind warning, and this is mostly for, again, the westward islands, including Shemya and Attu.
BaileyUNKNOWN
In Adak, that's where we're tracking a high wind warning.
Melissa FreyCORRESPONDENT
Look at those peak wind gusts so far.
Melissa FreyCORRESPONDENT
Hurricane force wind gusts in Shemya and the islands to the east.
Melissa FreyCORRESPONDENT
This is now just beginning to approach Adak, where those winds are going to ramp up here over the next hour.
Melissa FreyCORRESPONDENT
The center of the storm is moving north, so the biggest impacts from that will be across the western Bering Sea tonight into tomorrow.
Aaron MorrisonCORRESPONDENT
That's gonna get ingested by that area of low pressure out towards the Kamchatka Peninsula, and that's gonna lead to some strong winds through the Aleutians.
Aaron MorrisonCORRESPONDENT
If you live west of Adak, out towards Shemya, uh, Attu, this is where we're talking about winds in excess of 70 miles per hour.
Aaron MorrisonCORRESPONDENT
We could potentially see winds up to 90 miles per hour.
Aaron MorrisonCORRESPONDENT
Then as you head across western parts of the state, uh, we've got that coastal flood advisory, some high surf advisories, and yes, even some high winds expected across western Alaska.
Tail DraggerHOST
Cold Bay, Dutch Harbor, Adak.
Tail DraggerHOST
Shemya sitting at the far western end of the chain, closer to Tokyo than to Anchorage.
Tail DraggerHOST
He connected communities that had existed in near total isolation for most of their existence.
Tail DraggerHOST
That is the thing that gets lost sometimes when people talk about the adventure of bush flying.
speaker_8HOST
where I don't believe that the U.S. military constructed Erickson Air Station in the 1940s.
speaker_8HOST
I believe that it was found situated on Shemya Island in Alaska's Aleutian Chain, where they have not publicly acknowledged it.
speaker_8HOST
But certain aspects of its infrastructure suggest some subterranean elements.
speaker_8HOST
We have just gone over multiple mountains that are self-sustaining cities.