By mid century, past Olympic venues like Squaw Valley, California; Oslo, Norway; Chamonix, France; and—of course—Sochi, will be too warm to ever host the Winter Games again.

2-20-14 Very little snow - Bethel, Alaska, USA

2-17-14 Windy, no snow - Wasilla, Alaska, USA

Needle fish with lesions observed.

This winter has been especially mild in the central Bering Sea and this is the earliest recorded fur seal on St. George Island ever.

High PSP levels in clams near the end of the Aleutian Peninsula, Alaska.

Increasing winds may drive the air quality to become "unhealthy to hazardous," said a statement from Eileen Probasco, planning director with the Matanuska-Sustina Borough.

Heavy rains and flooding.

Copper River largely open.

1-28-14 Open lake water - Aleknagik, Alaska, USA

1-27-14 Where is the snow - St. Mary's Alaska, USA

Heavy sea ice observed in southeast Alaska.

1-26-14 Ice disrupts subsistence - Unalakleet, Alaska, USA

Dr. Kimberlee Beckmen, the sole veterinarian with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, has investigated 48 tick infestations in the past three years. She’s found evidence that two exotic species are established and reproducing in Alaska.

1-24-14 Lake of snow - Nanwalek, Alaska, USA

1-24-14 Winter plants blooming - Bethel, Alaska, USA

1-23-14 Coyote sighting - Shaktoolik, Alaska, USA

Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood will not open for skiers and snowboarders Tuesday because of unseasonably warm temperatures and severe weather, according to a post on the resort's Facebook page.

1-20-14 Snow then rain - Shaktoolik, Alaska, USA