From Greenland's ice sheets to Himalayan glaciers and the snowpacks of western North America, layers of dust and soot are darkening the color of glaciers and snowpacks, causing them to absorb more solar heat and melt more quickly, and earlier in spring

Milbert's tortoiseshell caterpillar infestation

Thawing all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trail.

Abundant herring roe, most ever seen during the low tide - Toksook Bay, Alaska, USA

Permafrost thaw and storms are drivers.

Volcanic eruption in the Aleutian's.

6-2-14 Mt Pavlov volcano eruption - King Cove, Alaska, USA

Loss of shoreline and subsistence camps.

5-30-14 Unusually cold and snow - King Cove, Alaska, USA

This sea lion was seen for over an hour floating along the shore and holding one front and one back flipper in the air.

5-27-14 Early salmon berry blossoms - Toksook Bay, Alaska, USA

Fishing this spring and caught a broad whitefish that had a growth.

5-25-14 High spruce pollen McDonald Spit, Alaska, USA

Dry conditions in Southcentral Alaska have resulted in low lake levels including here on the ANTHC campus

5-19-14 Poor air quality - Anchorage Alaska, USA

Unseasonably warm, dry weather in a large section of the state set the stage for a roughly 20-acre wildfire near Palmer and kept authorities across Southcentral and Interior Alaska busy putting out backyard fires despite ongoing warnings against open burning.

Hunters noticed some herring were starting to spawn near Cape Denbigh. The herring scheduled to arrive on May 25th, are over a week early.

Wildfire and smoke seen from Hatcher Pass, AK

Laysan albatross chickens died from causes related to abnormal Santa Ana winds

Spawning marine Pileworms observed along shoreline.