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Alaska on fire
Alaska is on pace for another historic wildfire year, with its fastest start to the fire season on record. By mid-June 2022, over 1 million acres had burned. By early July, that number was well over 2...
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Typhoon Merbok was fueled by an unusually warm Pacific Ocean
A satellite image shows how vast the remnants of Typhoon Merbok were as the storm hit the Alaska coast. (National Weather Service image)The powerful remnants of Typhoon Merbok pounded Alaska’s western...
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In changing climate, Alaska faces risk of extreme precipitation
West 2nd Avenue in downtown Anchorage is seen on Dec. 15, 2022. Southcentral Alaska has seen repeated large snowfalls in December. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/Alaska Beacon)Alaska has been experiencing...
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Arctic Report Card 2022: The Arctic is getting rainier and seasons are shifting
Rainier winters make life more difficult for Arctic wildlife and the humans who rely on them. (Scott Wallace/Getty Images)In the Arctic, the freedom to travel, hunt and make day-to-day decisions is...
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From wildfires to melting sea ice, the warmest summer on record had impacts...
Giovanna Stevens grew up harvesting salmon at her family’s fish camp on Alaska’s Yukon River. Climate change is interrupting hunting and fishing traditions in many areas. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)The...
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An Alaska climate expert reviews 2023’s weather and climate highlights
Snow drifts over a home in Kotzebue on March 7, 2023. (Photo by Desiree Hagen/KOTZ) While Alaska didn’t have an ex-typhoon Merbok style widespread high impact event in 2023, there was still lots to...
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