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AlaskaWx

@AlaskaWx@alaskan.social

Climate specialist with ACCAP/IARC at UAF, highlighting Alaska climate, environment & Indigenous cultures. Opinions are my own. I've been fascinated by #Arctic & #boreal #weather, #climate and #cultures for more than 50 years. I've worked as a weather & climate professional in private, public & academic spheres. I've been fortunate to live most of my life in Lower Tanana #Dene country near Fairbanks, #Alaska. Also, I have a big interest in Alaska Indigenous languages.

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AlaskaWx, to Alaska
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Alaska state disaster declaration for lower Kuskokwim River ice jam/snow melt flooding.

@Climatologist49 @Jdnome @RichThompsonAK @BakerRL75
@CarrieinFbx

https://alaskapublic.org/2024/05/10/dunleavy-declares-disaster-amid-historic-breakup-flooding-on-the-kuskokwim-river/#:~:text=Amid%20historic%20breakup%20flooding%20on%20the%20Kuskokwim%20River%2C%20Gov.%20Mike,related%20costs%20and%20provide%20assistance.

AlaskaWx, to climate
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Ice on the Kuskokwim River at Bethel, Alaska moved enough to carry the tripod downriver and trip the clock at 840am Wednesday May 8. This is ten days earlier than last year and very close to the modern average date of break-up, but is almost a week earlier than the pre-1990 average.
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AlaskaWx, to random
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South Fox Sunday 1100am: party sunny, slight breeze, 49F (9.4). Close but not quite green-up.

AlaskaWx, to Alaska
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And there it is: green-up on West Chena Ridge in Fairbanks, four days earlier than the 50 year median, and first "earlier than median" green-up since 2019.
@CarrieinFbx @mivox @debmcqueen @leahwrenn @leepetersen @anisian @kenrhill

AlaskaWx, to worldwithoutus
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Sea surface temperature departures from 1991-2020 normal in the high resolution OISSTv2 data from NOAA/PSL/ESRL. Eastern Gulf of Alaska remains warmer than normal, while sea ice influenced areas in the Bering Sea are cooler than normal.
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AlaskaWx, to worldwithoutus
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The sea ice melt season in the Arctic is underway and I've got a review of April conditions in a new Alaska and Arctic Climate Newsletter.

https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/april-2024-sea-ice

AlaskaWx, to Canada
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Break-up on the Yukon River at Dawson, YT occurred on on the afternoon of April 28. This was the fourth earliest break-up since 1896: only 1940, 2016 and 2019 were earlier. Typical break-up nowdays is more than a week earlier than it was in the early to mid 20th century. @Climatologist49 @evaholland

AlaskaWx, to random
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It's almost time for the ACCAP/OneTree Alaska annual green-up webinar. 11am AKDT today (Tuesday). Free registration at the link, and it's also recorded and posted online afterwards.
@Climatologist49 @leepetersen @EBecker https://uaf-accap.org/event/green-up-2024/

mivox, to random
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So how do we get this kind of info out to people in those rural communities, and have them believe it over Fox/NewsMax/etc? https://mastodon.online/@parismarx/112351985490546456

AlaskaWx,
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@Scatterseed @mivox Call me crazy, but I occasionally think about all the organizations I donate large sums of money to if Ed McMahon ever calls to tell me I’ve won the Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes.

AlaskaWx, to random
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Early Monday morning view of UAF and west Fairbanks from high atop the Geophysical Institute on Troth Yeddha'. Looking pretty brown now, but that will be changing in the coming week. 🍃🍃 Image courtesy Alaska Climate Research Center. @leahwrenn @CarrieinFbx @anisian

AlaskaWx, to climate
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108 years of river ice break-up dates for the Tanana River at Nenana. This is one of the very best climate records in Alaska, with the date and time of break-up taken at the same place that's had little change in population, date recorded in the same funky way, Tanana River is undammed and in one channel at the place of measurement. The trend is obvious: a typical break-up nowadays is a bit over 8 days earlier than it was prior to the 1970s.
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AlaskaWx, to climate
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Winter snowpack meltout for Fairbanks was April 22: this was the last day with an inch or more snow on the ground based on the NWS observations. Meltout was ten days earlier than last Spring and almost exactly the long term normal. There is no long term trend. @Climatologist49 @CarrieinFbx @leepetersen @anisian

AlaskaWx, to random
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Green-up in Fairbanks is approaching. Using observed temperatures since March 1st and the forecasts for the ten days, our little model now showing a 60 percent of green-up late next week. The long term average green-up is May 8 and this year is sure to be earlier than that. @CarrieinFbx @anisian @mivox @themattphelps @debmcqueen @leepetersen @dboo @Climatologist49

AlaskaWx, to random
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Downtown Fairbanks Friday 600am: Partly sunny, calm, 40F, convective clouds making for a morning that looks more like July than April.

AlaskaWx, to random
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The Tanana River at Nenana is showing a lot of melt water on top of the ice Tuesday early afternoon. Continued mild weather this week ensures it will be an early break-up this year, but remember, the tripod has to move 100 feet to trip the clock. Image courtesy Nenana Ice Classic.

@Climatologist49 @anisian @sbmorgan @CarrieinFbx @tania @mivox

AlaskaWx, to random
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Downtown Fairbanks Monday 700am: Partly cloudy, calm, 32F (0.0C).

AlaskaWx, to Alaska
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I never realized that almost exactly one third of departures from Anchorage airport were Seattle-bound flights.

AlaskaWx, to Canada
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Northwest North America snowpack analysis for mid-April shows dramatic differences between Alaska and northwest Canada.
@Climatologist49 @DeniseGutzmer
https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/april-2024-snowpack-analysis

AlaskaWx, to climate
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Tappers working with OneTree at UAF report birch tree sap was flowing Monday afternoon on favored hillsides in the Fairbanks area. This is slightly earlier than recent years average. The annual round of our climate and environment has turned to Spring.

@Climatologist49 @EBecker @CarrieinFbx @anisian @leepetersen @mivox @debmcqueen

https://www.uaf.edu/afes/onetree/index.php

AlaskaWx, to worldwithoutus
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Utqiaġvik, Alaska high temperature Tuesday of 36F (+2.2C) ties for the second highest temperature on record this early in the year. Only milder day was April 12, 1957, when the temperature reached 37F (+2.8C). @Climatologist49 @cinderbdt

AlaskaWx, to climate
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Daily record high at Utqiaġvik Tuesday with the temperature up to freezing as of 1pm AKDT. The previous record 31F (-0.6C) was set in 1988, and April 16 had been the latest date in the Spring with a daily record high temperature below freezing. No more. Climate observation at Utqiaġvik since 1920.
@Climatologist49 @cinderbdt @ajatnuvuk

AlaskaWx, to Weather
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The “weather station reporting problem” in rural Alaska is getting more attention, which is good IF it actually pushes the FAA to improve the situation.
H/T @Climatologist49

https://alaskapublic.org/2024/04/15/state-resolution-would-push-feds-to-fix-rural-alaska-aviation-weather-stations/

AlaskaWx, to languagelearning
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Published 15 years ago this week, the Tanacross Learners' Dictionary remains a highlight of my life. So honored to have contributed this work.

AlaskaWx, to Alaska
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seachanger, to random
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yesterday the US & Europe contributed aircraft and firepower (Navy and Air Force) to “help” shoot down Iranian missiles and drones — you know in addition to the massive “iron dome” defense system that we pay for.

imagine if we cared for gazans or Ukrainians like we care about Israel! Imagine if we cared about poor Americans like we care about israel! I cannot with this country

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/usaf-fighters-shoot-down-iranian-drones-in-defense-of-israel/

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/04/14/us-forces-help-israel-repel-iranian-drone-missile-attack/

AlaskaWx,
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@seachanger I think about that wasted opportunity and how much good could have been done frequently

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