Unusual weather patterns are pushing the sea ice away from the coast.

11-27-12 Still no snow or Yukon ice - Fort Yukon, Alaska, USA

Aleknagik, November 26, 2012 (ice) Our lake froze weird again this year.

11-21-12 Air pockets in river ice - St. Marys, Alaska, USA

November is usually the second snowiest month in Anchorage, but this year, snow totals are well below average. So far, only about three inches of snow has fallen in the city. November usually sees an average of seven inches by now, with a total of a little more than 13 inches for the month. National Weather Service Meteorologist Dave Snider says total snowfall for the season is also well below normal.

Despite the time of year, there is still no snow on the Seward Peninsula.

Late snow seasonal snow fall

6-17-12 Heat wave across Interior - Galena, Alaska, USA

Sea ice conditions making it difficult for community to harvest seasonal fish.

To say Alaska has been snowy this winter is an understatement. Anchorage broke a 57 year old snowfall record Saturday when a storm produced 4.3 inches of snow on Saturday, April 7, 2012.

A woman was trapped in a pickup on the Seward Highway on Friday after falling ice crushed the vehicle just south of Anchorage.

3-20-12 Aleutian avalanche - Akutan, Alaska, USA

The ice formation along the Seward Highway grabbed my interest because it stood out and was rather unusual.

3-17-12 Ice formation on cliffs - Anchorage, Alaska, USA

2-22-12 Pressure ice ridges "Vuneqs" - Kwigillingok, Alaska, USA

Late freeze-up of sea ice along the shoreline

Blizzard conditions paralyzed Saskatoon and many other communities Wednesday as a fierce storm scoured the central part of the province, closing roads, airports and schools.

Rain fell at the highest point on the Greenland ice sheet last week for the first time on record, another worrying sign of warming for the ice sheet already melting at an increasing rate, scientists said on Friday.

Dubbed the Sphinx, the snow on a remote Scottish mountain has in the past survived for decades at a time.