Kuskokwim River flooding causes concern in community

11-27-12 Still no snow or Yukon ice - Fort Yukon, Alaska, USA

Lack of sea ice affects seal hunting.

11-1-13 Boats still on the river - Koyukuk, Alaska, USA

4-13-14 River ice treacherous - Bethel, Alaska, USA

The ocean is still open, and have not even begun to freeze yet.

11-18-14 Winter river break-up - Kongiganak, Alaska, USA

By this time of the year, we usually have 2-3 miles of shore-fast ice that sticks to our beach. We as a village have not done our winter harvest of seals and walrus, and we are worried that we will not be able to bowhead whale hunt.

1-9-15 Record high temperatures - Bethel, Alaska, USA

Spring river ice change - Unalakleet, Alaska, USA

Poor ice quality on the Teedriinjik (Chandalar) River

Early thaw of sloughs in and around Nulato

We have had an extremely warm winter, and the river had many open holes that never froze completely.

No Permanent Winter Ice and Early Break Up For Nome

Earliest Tokositna River break up ever in Denali State Park.

Early river break-up and low water

Unalakleet River goes out early

Koyuk River foze solid by Oct-14 by the 28th there was open water.

The storm raises local concerns about food security and preparedness for transportation emergencies.

This is the second year in a row that people from Chuathbaluk are able to use boats (skiffs) on the Kuskokwim River in November.

"Our roads are slippery when there would be snow to where the children were out with their sled. Planes never cancelled as much as this year to where the flights were backed up to 3 or 4 days. Lately, we've been seeing grasses regrowing after it warms up out there."

Unusually warm temperatures for an extended period this winter has affected the ability to travel because the river isn't freezing over.

Multiple storms and warm weather in St. Mary's.

Due to consistent above average winter temperatures, there are many known and developing open holes on the river. I was on the trail working at the Bogus Creek Checkpoint. Most of the trail had no snow cover, and the majority of the race was run on glare ice over the tundra.