Folks here are famous for being able to handle the cold, but anything wet in December has always made us nervous. Especially wet falling from the sky. Lately, weather, our favorite nemesis, has broken the rules. Our confidence in the most-trustworthy feature of the Arctic -- winter -- has been wounded.
11-30-13 Delayed winter - Nondalton, Alaska, USA
Sixty-one thousand reindeer starved to death in the northwestern reaches of the Russian tundra in November 2013 in the largest recorded mortality event of its kind.
11-1-13 Boats still on the river - Koyukuk, Alaska, USA
10-24-13 Warm weather delays subsistence - Shaktoolik, Alaska, USA
10-17-13 No ice fishing yet - Shishmaref, Alaska, USA
There were 231 days between the first and last measurable snow fall in the Anchorage region this year. Temperatures have also been significantly below average.
3-5-13 Changing sea ice - Unalakleet, Alaska, USA
Lack of sea ice affects seal hunting.
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