Wind from the sea and pre-monsoon rains cooled southern Pakistan on Wednesday, likely marking the end of a scorching heat wave that killed at least 838 people, authorities said.

There were lightning strike-caused fires at Paul's Creek and Coffee Creek north of King Salmon, AK.

Warm water threatens marine habitats off the coast of BC

4/20.15 Late snow - King Cove, Alaska, USA

4/20/14 Thunder and lightening - King Cove, Alaska, USA

Last year, 2014, was the hottest year ever recorded on Earth. Unlike other worldwide problems from which Canadians might feel relatively safe and isolated, but Canada is actually ground zero of global climate.

Nome experienced 2 lightning strikes and thunder Monday morning during a snow squall.A

DOT spokesperson Shannon McCarthy said the weather this week -- alternately freezing and thawing -- was likely the culprit.

1-9-15 Record high temperatures - Bethel, Alaska, USA

Weekend storm eroded the face of the sea wall.

We used to be able to go ice fishing in the lagoon as well as ice skating. Now community members are using a net to get the tomcods.

11-18-14 Winter river break-up - Kongiganak, Alaska, USA

11-15-14 Unseasonably warm - Kwinhagak, Alaska, USA

11-13-14 Unseasonable warm - Unalakleet, Alaska, USA

11-11-14 Unseasonable warm - Ruby, Alaska, USA

Partially derived from former Super Typhoon Nuri, the typhoon's remnants joined up with the polar jet stream and a very strong disturbance in the mid-latitude belt of westerly winds, leading to explosive development of low pressure.

11-01-14 Unseasonably warm - Pitkas Point, Alaska, USA

10-10-14 Unseasonable weather - St. Michael, Alaska, USA

High rainfall this month is being blamed for a major landslide near Sitka. The US Forest Service reports that a 100-acre slide came down in the Starrigavan Valley, about ten miles from town. The slide, and water damage to an ATV trail in the valley and other hiking trails elsewhere in Sitka -- all add up to a tough month for the agency.

A funnel cloud was sighted minutes after it passed us.