The ACRC Blog
Meteorological Spring Has Begun — But Winter Still Has a Firm Grip on Fairbanks
March 1 marked the beginning of meteorological spring in Alaska. In Fairbanks, we are once again experiencing more than 10 hours of direct sunlight each day — a welcome milestone after the long Arctic winter. The sun climbs higher above the horizon, daylight is rapidly increasing, and there is a ...
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2025 in review
Note: Please see our annual report for a more comprehensive overview of weather and climate in Alaska in 2025: ACRC Annual Report 2025 2025 temperatures ...
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Ex-typhoon Halong: Severe storm damage in Western Alaska
Ex-typhoon Halong hit the AK west coast early Sunday morning. Severe impacts have been reported from the Kuskokwim River delta region, with major damage in ...
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2025 Mendenhall GLOF
This year’s glacial lake outburst flood originating from the glacier damned lake in Suicide Basin occurred on August 13. The water level of the Mendenhall ...
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Mendenhall GLOF has started
Suicide Basin has begun draining and the annual glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) has started. The water level in the lake (see graph on the ...
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Break up on the Tanana: The Tripod has fallen
Break up is underway on the Tanana River at Nenana. The tripod of the Nenana Ice Classic fell over on April 27 at 3:56 PM ...
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Seasonal sea ice maximum: Record low extent
Arctic sea ice has likely reached its seasonal maximum. On March 22, sea ice extent reached 14.33 million square kilometers (5.53 square miles). The ice extent ...
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