Around the world, and in Alaska, 2016 was the warmest on record.
Annie Feidt, Alaska’s Energy Desk
When the sky was the limit: Former state Sen. Sturgulewski recalls late-1970s Alaska
Arliss Sturgulewski is one of dozens of Alaskans who make an appearance in John McPhee’s 1977 book “Coming into the Country.” The former state senator recalls her time on the Capital Site Selection Committee.
Ask a Climatologist: Tallying daylight on the darkest day of the year
Above the Arctic circle, there’s no daylight on the solstice. Fairbanks has about 3.5 hours. Anchorage, 5.5 hours and Juneau a bit more than six hours.
Ask a Climatologist: Is that ice fog or freezing fog?
Ice fog is a cold phenomenon. It has to be way below zero before it can form.
Ask a Climatologist: With snow and cold, ‘it’s Alaska again’
Communities across the state are cold and snowy and that weather trend is expected to stick around.
Ask a Climatologist: Bitter cold makes a comeback in Alaska
Alaska has settled into a notable stretch of seriously cold weather. Communities around the state are enduring low temperatures they haven’t seen in a few years.
Ask a Climatologist: Dreaming of a white Thanksgiving? Dream on, Anchorage.
In Alaska, a white Thanksgiving is usually a given for most of the state. But not this year. The entire state is below normal for snowfall.
Ask a Climatologist: Arctic sea ice at record low for the season
This late in the fall, the Arctic Ocean sea ice should be forming near the community of Barrow. Instead, the ocean is open for hundreds of miles.
Ask a Climatologist: In Anchorage, first snow is right on schedule
The first snowfall in Anchorage came nearly right on schedule. On average, the city has at least a trace of the white stuff on October 16th, four days earlier than the date of this year’s first snow. Anchorage climatologist Brian Brettschneider keeps track of first snowfalls around the state, along with lots of other climate…
Court ruling keeps bearded seals on Endangered Species List
An appeals court today upheld a federal decision to list a species of ice seals as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.