It is not uncommon in the Northwest Territories to have a few days of warmer weather here and there throughout the winter season. However, this winter seems to have had a few more warmer days, and more frequently than normal.
Major changes with the environment are creating trail hazards, an official said. The ceremonial start for 74 sled-dog teams will remain in Anchorage on March 4.
Meteorologist Niko Tollman of the Finnish Meteorology Institute confirms that counting up the number of stormy days this past month made January one of the windiest first months of the year over sea areas since 1994.
Flowers blooming near the mouth of the Klamath River
In Anchorage, the temperatures forecast for this week won't come close to breaking any city records, Ahsenmacher said. But they are a departure from years of mild winters that rarely saw temperatures below zero.
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It has been three years since the Anchorage ski jumping club has been able to hold our New Year competition.
A series of low pressure systems swept through western and northwestern Alaska beginning December 28 until things calmed down on January 2, leaving sections of villages without power and communicat
Climate change and the end of Soviet state support have forced 600,000 to migrate to the capital, leaving it struggling to cope.
When a creature mysteriously turns up dead in Alaska—be it a sea otter, polar bear, or humpback whale—veterinary pathologist Kathy Burek gets the call.
Winter storm shuts down communication services for the community.
The storm raises local concerns about food security and preparedness for transportation emergencies.
Fast moving winter storm left about 4 to 5 inches of snow in the Hunter Creek area, a tributary of the Knik River.
Extreme winter weather conditions.
Hazardous driving conditions due to freezing rain.
An unusual morning haze "winter fog", was observed, attributed to a layer of moist air trapped near the ground.
From an average freeze-up to rewarming and a lack of snow. The winter weather is now gone making the river ice unstable enough to go across to the community of Togiak for groceries household goods, bad situation.
On a field trip with Northwest Indian College Geology class to Chuckanut Drive saw water with apparent difference in color.
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