Alaska experiences unusual weather with multiple false springs, marked by warm periods followed by heavy snow or cold, casting doubt on the arrival of summer.
In past years observers reported on changes in the timing of when spring crust snow develops in Glen Alps. This year the crust is developing at lower elevation(s) but not at Glen Alps. Is it spring in Anchorage and still winter in the Chugach?
An amphibian was seen crossing a ski trail in the Sierra Nevada mountains in January, an unusual sighting that may indicate changing hibernation patterns.
The unseasonably warm and wet conditions thought to be factor in amphibian sighting.
Unseasonable blooming of goldenrod (Subphylum Angiospermae).
Autumn colors have been quite delayed this year, maybe ten days to two weeks later than "usual"
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