Nome was hit by unseasonably warm temperatures and strong winds.
River erosion damaging pedestrian walkway
South winds blew out most of the sea ice. Going to be bad ice if it refreezes for spring hunt.
Warm weather has made for unsafe traveling conditions, including a snowmachine race.
DOT spokesperson Shannon McCarthy said the weather this week -- alternately freezing and thawing -- was likely the culprit.
By this time of the year, we usually have 2-3 miles of shore-fast ice that sticks to our beach. We as a village have not done our winter harvest of seals and walrus, and we are worried that we will not be able to bowhead whale hunt.
11-13-14 Unseasonable warm - Unalakleet, Alaska, USA
Thawing all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trail.
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Severe storms wreak havoc to a Bering Sea community; the following weather conditions contributed to flooding, disrupting transportation routes, electrical transformers and seepage into local water wells.
Much of the state became one heck of an ice rink over the weekend, with temperatures spiking into the 40s in much of Southcentral Alaska and thawing reported as far north as Fairbanks.
Lack of sea ice affects seal hunting.
Despite the time of year, there is still no snow on the Seward Peninsula.
Yukon Flats community dealing with river erosion and landscape changes that are threatening the loss of traditional harvesting areas.
Permafrost thawing causing bridge damage.
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At least 50,000 homes and businesses lost power late Tuesday, and outages continued through Wednesday.
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