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The Alaska State Climate Center
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Our departure maps are updated daily to show the difference between the current temperature and expected temperature, based on 30 years of previously values.

Arctic (and Antarctic!) Sea Ice Extent: December 7, 2023

December 7 2023:  The sea ice has continued to increase, and at a greater rate of 6.29% (from last week’s growth rate of 2.51%), from the level on 11/30/2023 of 10.412 M km2 to 11.111 M km2 for this week.  The negative sea ice anomaly this week was lower ...
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New research paper: Ice fog in Fairbanks is becoming less frequent

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be inside an ice cloud? Visit Fairbanks in winter and you may find out! Ice fog is a kind of fog that consists only of ice particles and occurs at very low temperatures. The glossary of the American Meteorological Society states:  “It occurs at very low ...
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