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2026 Mendenhall GLOF
The glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) from Suicide Basin occurred on August 13th, exactly a year after last year’s flood. Water levels on the Mendenhall River remained slightly below predictions and below the previous record with a crest of 14.7 feet at the Auke Bay gage. The 2025 GLOF crested ...
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Spring 2026: cold and snowy
“Cold and snowy” isn’t exactly unusual weather in Alaska, but spring 2026 was very cold and very snowy, even by Alaska standards. Before we fully ...
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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 ...
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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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