Unusually warm temperatures for an extended period this winter has affected the ability to travel because the river isn't freezing over.
Scientists analyzed 27 extreme weather events from 2016 and found that global warming was a “significant driver” for most of them. We look at five cases.
Mild, wet weather has raised water levels in rivers and lakes around the country.
The ice highway that residents are used to driving this time of year has yet to fully freeze. Bethel Search and Rescue calls the number of open holes on
Residents say mild weather makes toughing out the rain worthwhile
A National Weather Service employee spotted an ice jam that's causing some minor flooding northwest of the Starner Street bridge, along Peters Creek.
Using a hand-held Garmin Montana 650t unit, I took photos of the tideline in three areas.
I documented my tracks using the Garmin unit adjusting the track setting to log about every 5 feet, which was saved as a GPS Exchange (GPX) Format. From there, I imported the information into Google Earth Desktop as a KML track.
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.
The storm began Sept. 28 and continued for several days. A handful of Utqiaġvik’s roads were damaged or destroyed, and the community's freshwater source was nearly compromised.
A strong storm impacting NW Alaska with high winds and sea level rise (over 6 ft) caused localized flooding in Kotzebue.
Near record stretch of foggy days at Ted Stevens International Airport.
This is the second year in a row that people from Chuathbaluk are able to use boats (skiffs) on the Kuskokwim River in November.
One important factor is the depth of the lake. But there are other variables too.
More open water on rivers and lakes that add to the near-ground moisture.
Freda Alunik says it looks 'just like spring' at her camp near the Mackenzie River.
Adam Turnbull found the fish growing around a ring of plastic.
The torrential rain, exceptional even by Juneau’s standards, comes courtesy of Typhoon Lan, whose remnants have left Asia.
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