Today, we examine the unprecedented destruction brought last month by Typhoon Halong to Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, reflecting on the storm's aftermath in the weeks since it made landfall. We highlight the massive crisis the displaced Indigenous communities are facing, which may prove to be truly an existential one. As always, we look at how we might empathise with those needing our prayers and intentions, and suggest where these may be specifically focused.
Prayers and intentions start at 22 minutes 37 seconds.
Suggested Intention Focus for this week
This week, as we reflect on the major devastation brought about by the recent flooding in Alaska, we suggest holding as our main intention:
We will that those who have lost all or most of their homes, possessions, and livelihoods as a result of Typhoon Halong will be held in light, guided to know how to move forward and opened to sources of help available to them.
Please join us in holding this.
Chapter markers:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:13 Personal Reflections on Loss
00:04:33 Understanding Typhoon Halong
00:12:24 Immediate Impacts on Communities
00:15:28 Disruption of Traditional Food Systems
00:19:43 Environmental and Cultural Consequences
00:21:13 Challenges of Reconstruction
00:22:37 Intentions and Prayers
Sources referenced in this episode:
http://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/northwest/topic/alaska-and-changing-climate
http://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/northwest/topic/storm-brewing-climate-change-and-coastal-storms-western-alaska
http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol26/iss4/art15/ES-2021-12783.pdf
https://abcnews.go.com/US/glacier-lake-outburst-alaskas-mendenhall-glacier-causes-record/story?id=124610857
https://adaptalaska.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ADAPT-YK_Strategies_FINAL_sm.pdf
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https://arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/report-card-2021/glacier-and-permafrost-hazards/
https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-024-11546-3
https://climateoffensive.com/blog/alaska-flooding-typhoon-halong-impact-preparedness
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https://nsidc.org/learn/parts-cryosphere/frozen-ground-permafrost/why-frozen-ground-matters
https://uaf-accap.org/alaskas-changing-environment/
https://websites.umass.edu/nna-ykd/yukon-kuskokwim-delta-yk-delta/
https://www.belfercenter.org/research-analysis/permafrost-thaw-alaska-overlooked-climate-health-crisis
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alaska-storm-damage-displace-evacuees-18-months/
https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol25/iss1/art20/
https://www.farmers.gov/blog/fridays-on-farm-finding-solution-erosion-in-native-alaskan-community
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/17/nx-s1-5577974/typhoon-halong-western-alaska-villages-damaged-yukon-kuskokwim-delta
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/why-recovery-will-be-tough-for-alaskas-villages-flooded-by-an-unusually-powerful-storm
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https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/permafrost-thaw-warming-world-arctic-institute-permafrost-series-fall-winter-2020/
https://www.uaf.edu/news/research-highlights-rapid-permafrost-thaw-at-point-lay-alaska.php
Join us in person for intention holding:
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.
Our websites:
www.heartfulimpact.com/ Our show website.
https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding.
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