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March Madness This week both the Arctic and the Antarctic captured headlines when officials at the National Snow and Ice Data Center noticed crazy temperatures occurring on both ends of the planet. Air temperatures near the North Pole were 30 degrees Celsius above normal, while at Concordia Station in Antarctica, a stunning 40 degrees above normal. This on the heels of a winter that brought average 'departure from normal' of 1 to 7 degrees to Greenland and much of Asia. This week we feature an article from Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan about warming temperatures and seasonal change, as signaled by the emergence of Korolkov tulips a full month earlier then normal. Another strong signal this winter (see LEO Winter Map) has been extreme precipitation. See articles about the big snow seasons developing in Interior Alaska and across Japan. Mike Brubaker, Editor

	First Tulips Bloom Ahead of Schedule Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan The Astana Times / March 6, 2022 Tulips of the Korolkov variety (Tulipa korolkowii) have started to bloom a month early in the southern Zhambyl region. The air temperature has hovered around 16 degrees Celsius since mid-February. Read article on The Astana Times
	Hot poles: Antarctica, Arctic 40 and 30 degrees Celsius above normal North Pole Seth Borenstein / Phys.org / Earth's poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees (40 degrees Celsius) warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50 degrees (30 degrees Celsius) warmer than average. Read article on Phys.org
	Dead Antarctic Petrel at Svarthamaren Svarthamaren, Antarctica Eivind Molde / NRK / In 1984, there were more than 400,000 Antarctic petrel in the bird cliff. By 2020, the population was shrinking to less than 100,000. This year, there were none. Read article on NRK
	‘We’ve never seen this before’: River overflow on winter road to Old Crow delays supplies Old Crow, Yukon, Canada Dana Hatherly / Yukon News / March 8, 2022 First trucks made week-long pitstop on river bank due to overflow on newly completed winter road. On the first attempt to cross the overflow, a truck’s front tires went through approximately eight inches and the vehicle had to be towed out, in the report. No one was hurt, and there was no damage done. Read article on Yukon News
	Officials believe Hooper Bay's sewage lagoon broke open due to cold followed by rain Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States Greg Kim, KYUK - Bethel / KTOO / February 25, 2022 Just two days after temperatures dipped below -5 degrees Fahrenheit in Hooper Bay, they shot up above freezing, and it started to rain. That caused the water level in the lagoon to rise, and water started to flow through the crack, eroding the lagoon wall. Read article on KTOO
	Fairbanks sees more than 7 feet of snow this season Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Jack Barnwell / Fairbanks Daily News-Miner / March 8, 2022 Seasonal snowfall came in well above normal through the first week of March for the Fairbanks area. According to an update from the Fairbanks National Weather Service station, the season saw 91.9 inches. The majority of it comes from December storms that dropped 49.7 inches of snow on the ground. Read article on Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
	Even Japan’s snowiest towns are overflowing with record snow Central and Northern Japan Washington Post / February 25, 2022 Central and northern Japan have received record snowfall this week, with some locations seeing as much as 12 feet. Read article on Washington Post

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