The study showed that more than half of the birders’ money is spent in Southeast Alaska.
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How climate researchers and Juneau composers are turning data into song
Through the project, music composers will interpret glacier outburst floods, high latitude mirages and arctic sea ice changes.
Storms, high winds projected to be more frequent in Western Alaska
A University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist said that the reason why Western Alaska is getting windier is that it will soon inherit the Aleutian Islands’ storms. In today’s climate, the Aleutian islands are the windiest area in Alaska.
Declining sea ice in Kotzebue Sound is shortening subsistence hunt for seals, study finds
Seal meat makes up a good portion of what’s in subsistence hunters’ freezers in Kotzebue. But the sea ice the seals haul out on is diminishing, and new research shows that’s shortening the window to hunt seals.
Bethel records wettest July in more than 90 years
Last month was the wettest July in Bethel in more than 90 years, with 4.22 inches of rainfall.
July was Kotzebue’s wettest month on record
The record was driven in part by a heavy rainstorm that set Kotzebue’s single-day precipitation record.
There’s more sea ice in the Chukchi Sea than last fall, but it’s still historically low
Last year saw the lowest fall sea ice extent in the Chukchi Sea on record — and this year’s sea ice extent is still way below the historical average.
Western Alaska just had it’s toastiest May on record
Thoman says that temperatures have been considerably warmer on average since about 2012.
After a warmer-than-normal April, Utqiaġvik sees first record low since 2007
On Wednesday morning, temperatures in the North Slope hub community of Utqiaġvik reached 20 degrees below zero, a record low for April 29.
Heavy, expensive wind storms projected to hit Northwest Alaska harder in coming decades
Historically, Arctic communities have had thick layers of sea ice to help buffer those storms, but that protection is disappearing.