Dead walrus observed while assessing for coastal erosion.

12-19-13 Wind blew out the ice - Elim, Alaska, USA

Folks here are famous for being able to handle the cold, but anything wet in December has always made us nervous. Especially wet falling from the sky. Lately, weather, our favorite nemesis, has broken the rules. Our confidence in the most-trustworthy feature of the Arctic -- winter -- has been wounded.

Unusually warm weather in Port Heiden.

12-7-13 Unseasonably warm weather - Quinhagak, Alaska USA

Chester Creek overflowed its banks Tuesday, sending cold water into the basements and crawl spaces of a handful of homes near Valley of the Moon Park.

Three of the 15 bumble bee species found in Vermont are thought to be extinct and at least one other species is in decline.

11-30-13 Delayed winter - Nondalton, Alaska, USA

Hundreds of birds washed up on the shores of St. Lawrence Island.

Persistently high levels of PSP recorded in the Shumagin Islands.

Sixty-one thousand reindeer starved to death in the northwestern reaches of the Russian tundra in November 2013 in the largest recorded mortality event of its kind.

11-11-13 Weather effects caribou migration and season - Barrow, Alaska, USA

Early fall weather conditions brought on an extreme storm surge in a Norton Sound community.

Series of storms contribute to flooding, erosion, infrastructure damage.

11-7-13 High PSP levels in clams - King Cove, Alaska, USA

11-6-13 Dead seabirds - Nanwalek, Alaska. USA

A one-two punch of mid-May snow followed by a six-week drought cut the supply of Alaska-grown hay from Homer to Fairbanks by a third to a half, state Division of Agriculture officials say.

11-4-13 Ice fishing hazardous - Golovin, Alaska, USA

11-1-13 Krill die-off - Metlakatla, Alaska, USA

11-1-13 Boats still on the river - Koyukuk, Alaska, USA