Increasing winds may drive the air quality to become "unhealthy to hazardous," said a statement from Eileen Probasco, planning director with the Matanuska-Sustina Borough.

Heavy rains and flooding.

Copper River largely open.

1-28-14 Open lake water - Aleknagik, Alaska, USA

1-27-14 Where is the snow - St. Mary's Alaska, USA

Heavy sea ice observed in southeast Alaska.

1-26-14 Ice disrupts subsistence - Unalakleet, Alaska, USA

Dr. Kimberlee Beckmen, the sole veterinarian with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, has investigated 48 tick infestations in the past three years. She’s found evidence that two exotic species are established and reproducing in Alaska.

1-24-14 Lake of snow - Nanwalek, Alaska, USA

1-24-14 Winter plants blooming - Bethel, Alaska, USA

1-23-14 Coyote sighting - Shaktoolik, Alaska, USA

Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood will not open for skiers and snowboarders Tuesday because of unseasonably warm temperatures and severe weather, according to a post on the resort's Facebook page.

1-20-14 Snow then rain - Shaktoolik, Alaska, USA

A band of wet, warm weather barreled into Southcentral Alaska on Friday and stirred up an odd blend of high winds, slushy roads and even rainbow sightings.

Fuel headers leading to bulk fuel farm out of service due to coastal erosion.

No sea ice alone the northside of the Alaska Peninsula.

1-3-14 Where is the snow - Solomon, Alaska, USA

Dead walrus observed while assessing for coastal erosion.

12-19-13 Wind blew out the ice - Elim, Alaska, USA

Folks here are famous for being able to handle the cold, but anything wet in December has always made us nervous. Especially wet falling from the sky. Lately, weather, our favorite nemesis, has broken the rules. Our confidence in the most-trustworthy feature of the Arctic -- winter -- has been wounded.