In July, Norton Sound water surface temperatures reached 68.2 DEG F on 7/10 and 69.3 DEG F on 7/11, which is about 17 degrees above average. The water was warm enough to comfortably swim in.
Back-to-back blizzards with tons of snow and high winds have hammered Nome since late January and the accumulation of a total of 76 inches of snow is now beginning to take a toll on residents.
The snowfall in Nome over the winter didn’t break the all-time record but it came close. According to the National Weather Service, 115.5 inches of snow fell, making the winter of 2017/18 number two for snowfall since modern weather reporting began.
It seems like digging out from snow and some more snow is all Nomeites do this winter.
We've had so much wind this winter, on the 15th of January, the winds were warm!!!!!!
Community concerned about health and safety from old site.
The storm raises local concerns about food security and preparedness for transportation emergencies.
Extreme winter weather conditions.
Sea ice is here and then disapears.
No Permanent Winter Ice and Early Break Up For Nome
Nome was hit by unseasonably warm temperatures and strong winds.
Nome experienced 2 lightning strikes and thunder Monday morning during a snow squall.A
Heavy rains and flooding.
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I'm going to start by challenging myself to have more proactive conversations with my teens about climate change, and set some house rules about energy use and what we can do as individuals to reduce our consumption of things like plastics. I don't think it will stop glaciers from melting, but perhaps it will help us all prepare to take larger actions that will.
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