The ACRC Blog
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 Mendenhall River peaked around 3am on Tuesday, August 6, at 15.99 feet. This is over a foot higher than during last year’s record breaking outburst. ...
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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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Suicide Basin GLOF causes severe flooding
Flooding of Mendenhall River in Juneau destroyed multiple homes this weekend following a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) from Suicide Basin at Mendenhall glacier. Mendenhall ...
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