Defoliation of willows, alders, and berry bushes may be related to different insect species depending on the plant.
The yellow tinting in ocean water has been identified by the Tanana Valley Clinic as spruce pollen, but it remains to be seen why the pollen counts are so high this year.
Ocean water may be tinted yellow from pollen.
Elevated pollen levels in Anchorage and across Alaska raise questions about changes in respiratory health and the importance of having good air quality during the coronavirus pandemic.
Unusually high levels of seasonal pollen create a visible sheen on water.
Himalayan blackberries (Rubus armeniacus) are out competing native shrub species and taking over open grasslands.
Warm temperatures are causing birch buds to burst, sending large amounts of pollen in the air. In Chuathbaluk, there was so much pollen, it was visible as a tornado.
In Alaska, pasque flowers are known to bloom in May, but increasingly warm temperatures may create conditions that lead to earlier bloom times.
Pollen may be hanging in the air longer than usual due to lack of rain
The northwest and west shoreline of Cormorant Island, British Columbia appears to have eroded due to sea level rise during the last few decades.
I noticed sections of trees that had fallen over and or had their tops broken off. I'm wondering if it was a micro storm or a disease that affected the trees.
Willows are budding early, following temperature swings of 40 to approximately -32 degrees Fahrenheit between February and March.
Warm temperatures are likely causing alders and other woody Alaskan plants to bud in fall and early winter. As winter sets in, the buds are damaged and the plants will produce fewer buds come spring.
Highbush cranberries benefited from unusually warm, sunny conditions.
Willow and currants are budding unusually late, during an unusually warm fall.
Unusual foam on autumn fallen leaves does not belong to a spittlebug, but may be a type of fungus.
Late budding alder tree.
Unusual webs spread across vegetation is likely related to a mass ballooning event, where spiders launched themselves in the air using the Earths magnetic charge and the wind.
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