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2024 in review (preliminary data)

This post will be updated as additional data become available. At the global scale, 2024 is “effectively certain” to be the warmest year on record in the ERA5 reanalysis as per the Copernicus Climate Change Service, breaking the previous record from 2023. In Alaska, the mean annual air temperature in ...
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Suicide Basin GLOF: Record flooding in Mendenhall Valley

A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) originating from Suicide Basin on the Mendenhall Glacier has caused severe flooding in Juneau neighbourhoods. Water levels in the ...
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Pyrocumulus visible from Fairbanks

The 2024 fire season is underway with numerous active fires in the Interior and western Alaska. Smoke has been affecting air quality in the Fairbanks ...
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End of snow season 2023/24

Spring has sprung in Alaska and the seasonal snow pack is declining rapidly or already gone in most of the state. The time lapse below ...
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Break up on the Tanana

The tripod on the Tanana river at Nenana fell over on April 27, 2024, at 05:18 am, triggering the clock that ends this year’s Nenana ...
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2023 in review: preliminary data

Update January 2023: Our annual report is available here. As 2023 draws to a close, we are compiling our annual review of weather and climate ...
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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 ...
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