Warm ocean temperatures are keeping ice thin, which become easily moved by the wind. This ice movement separates commercial and subsistence crabbers from their gear, and have led to the loss of both crabbing and mining gear.
A warm winter storm leads to sea ice loss and flooding of homes in Western Alaska. "Damage to the foundation of the homes is all I think happened, besides wet clothing and a few things on the floor."
Leads appeared following a warm storm, in areas with usually stable, shorefast ice. The leads separate many crabbers from their pots, and are illustrative of how Norton Sound's recent erratic sea ice patterns are altering subsistence opportunities and patterns.
When the green water is here, its dangerous to travel straight across the Lagoon to White Mountain. In the past we took the land route, cross on Kitchavik river and on up over land to White Mountain.
It has been a month since the 7.0 earthquake in Anchorage. Are these sinkholes which suddenly appeared related?
Late freeze on the Lower Kuskokwim produced ice conditions unsafe for travel in November.
This was the warmest autumn on record for western Alaska. Local observer comments on how lack of sea ice is effecting fish and bird behavior.
White, puffy, clouds unusually close to the land.
Questions raised about the impacts of vehicle exhaust and soot on snow deposition as well as dirt and dust from roads.
Passenger experiences usually turbulent conditions on winter flights.
Landslides threatened community water supply, transportation, and residential homes.
Without ice to provide protection from storm waves, Port Heiden has lost the old town road.
Multiple storms and warm weather in St. Mary's.
Unusually warm temperatures for an extended period this winter has affected the ability to travel because the river isn't freezing over.
"Our roads are slippery when there would be snow to where the children were out with their sled. Planes never cancelled as much as this year to where the flights were backed up to 3 or 4 days. Lately, we've been seeing grasses regrowing after it warms up out there."
The past couple years have been warmer than normal contributing to where the river is still flowing ice and with some of the plants still green.
Drought, causing low waters in Goodnews River, no blackberries, and early cool weather.
Goldfish Lake near Port Heiden is on the verge of draining into the Bering Sea.
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