Isolated island crew at remote camp in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands sees coronavirus pandemic for 1st time
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In this June 23 photo provided by Charlie Thomas, seabirds fly over a field camp on Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Cut off from the rest of the planet since February, four environmental field workers are back, re-emerging into a society changed by the coronavirus outbreak.2/10
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In this March 2 photo provided by Naomi Worcester, a crew of workers unload gear as they arrive on Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, one of the most remote places on Earth. Cut off from the rest of the planet since February, four environmental field workers are back, re-emerging into a changed society by the coronavirus outbreak.3/10
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In this March 12 photo provided by Matt Saunter, Matt Butschek II, right, and Charlie Thomas, prepare for field work at Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, one of the most remote places on Earth. Cut off from the rest of the planet since February, they are back, re-emerging into a society changed by the coronavirus outbreak.4/10
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In this March 12 photo provided by Matt Saunter, Matt Butschek II, left, Charlie Thomas, center, and Naomi Worcester clean up fishing nets at a field camp on Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Cut off from the rest of the planet since February, the environmental field workers are back, re-emerging into a society changed by the coronavirus outbreak.5/10
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In this Nov. 4 photo provided by Matt Saunter, Saunter, left, Matt Butschek II, second from left, Naomi Worcester and Charlie Thomas, right, wear masks after arriving in Honolulu from an 8-month expedition to Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Cut off from the rest of the planet since February, they are back, re-emerging into a society changed by the coronavirus outbreak.6/10
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Matt Saunter, left, and Naomi Worcester stand on the porch of their home while under quarantine in Honolulu, Friday, Nov. 6. Cut off from the rest of the planet since February, Saunter, Worcester and two others are re-emerging from Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, one of the most remote places on Earth, into a society changed by the coronavirus outbreak. Leading the camp on Kure was wildlife biologist Worcester and her partner, Saunter.7/10
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Matt Saunter, field camp leader for a habitat restoration project in Hawaii, talks to The Associated Press while under quarantine at his home in Honolulu, Friday, Nov. 6. Cut off from the rest of the planet since February, Saunter, and three others are re-emerging from Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, one of the most remote places on Earth, into a society changed by the coronavirus outbreak.8/10
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Naomi Worcester, field camp leader for a habitat restoration project in Hawaii, talks to The Associated Press while under quarantine at her home in Honolulu, Friday, Nov. 6. Cut off from the rest of the planet since February, Worcester, and three others are re-emerging from Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, one of the most remote places on Earth, into a society changed by the coronavirus outbreak.9/10
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Matt Butschek II, of Dallas, Texas, stands in the doorway of a cabin under quarantine in Honolulu, Thursday, Nov. 5. Cut off from the rest of the planet since February, Butschek, and three others are re-emerging from Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, one of the most remote places on Earth, into a society changed by the coronavirus outbreak.10/10
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Matt Butschek II, of Dallas, Texas, stands in the doorway of a cabin under quarantine in Honolulu, Thursday, Nov. 5. Cut off from the rest of the planet since February, Butschek, and three others are re-emerging from Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, one of the most remote places on Earth, into a society changed by the coronavirus outbreak.
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