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The Spring Crust Snow Conundrum
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
15 Apr 2024
LEO Network
Event
'Yo-yo kind of weather' hits southern Yukon with rain, slush and flooded streets
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
29 Jan 2024
CBC
Event
Caribou arrive in the Northwest Arctic region
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
22 Nov 2023
Anchorage Daily News
Event
The snowiest day in Alaska — and perhaps US — history?
Thompson Pass
8 Nov 2023
Event
Later frosts could make new crops possible in Alaska, but climate change brings challenges, too
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
25 Oct 2023
KTOO
Event
Very Late Foliage
Fox, Alaska, United States
19 Sep 2023
LEO Network
Event
Insect on cloud berries
Trapper Creek, Alaska, United States
1 Aug 2023
LEO Network
Event
Salmonberries are a month late
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
1 Aug 2023
LEO Network
Event
In the absence of fireweed
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
27 Jul 2023
LEO Network
Event
Hatcher Pass Road opens for summer, but with winter lingering
Palmer, Alaska, United States
23 Jun 2023
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Alaska fire season begins with almost two dozen human-caused blazes
Alaska, United States
11 May 2023
Alaska Public Media
Event
Evacuation underway near Dawson City, Yukon, as floodwaters rise
Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
8 May 2023
CBC
Event
Open Water at Moose Creek
Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska, United States
24 Feb 2023
LEO Network
Event
Swallows sighted in February
Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
1 Feb 2023
LEO Network
Event
Wild Rose October Bloom
Galena, Alaska, United States
2 Oct 2022
LEO Network
Event
Reported Landslide Port Saint Nicholas Road, Prince of Wales Island
Craig, Alaska, United States
11 Jul 2022
LEO Network
Event
More orchids this year
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
4 Jul 2022
LEO Network
Event
Chistochina River darker then usual
Chistochina, Alaska, United States
2 Apr 2022
LEO Network
Event
Early ocean ice break-up
Elim, Alaska, United States
24 Mar 2022
LEO Network
Event
Small owl sighting
Kongiganak, Alaska, United States
16 Mar 2022
LEO Network
Event
Pussy Willows at Kotzebue during winter
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
1 Mar 2022
LEO Network
Event
Arctic sea ice reached its maximum extent at a near-record early date
Saint Paul, Alaska, United States
25 Feb 2022
ArcticToday
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Unexpected Warm Weather in December
Anvik, Alaska, United States
29 Dec 2021
LEO Network
Event
Bowhead pod visits Savoonga with ice conditions unsuitable for hunting
Savoonga, Alaska, United States
16 Dec 2021
KNOM Radio Mission
Event
Tangled Up in Blue: Skipping skating
Seward, Alaska, United States
24 Nov 2021
Homer News
Event
Amazing November skiing! Lots of snow, lots of cold!
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
22 Nov 2021
LEO Network
Event
Alaska Logistics is leaving two barges to freeze in the Kuskokwim River
Eek, Alaska, United States
12 Nov 2021
KYUK
Event
7 hunters return home after being stranded on the frozen Yukon River for 7 days. Here's their story.
Emmonak, Alaska, United States
25 Oct 2021
KYUK
Event
Shift in Overall Weather Pattern Over Past Two Decades
Eagle River, Alaska, United States
21 Sep 2021
LEO Network
Event
Anchorage's early snow unofficial but pleasing to zoo's polar bears, otters
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
21 Sep 2021
Alaska Public Media
Event
Fall Observations from Chistochina
Chistochina, Alaska, United States
20 Sep 2021
LEO Network
Event
Western Alaska residents fill buckets of late-budding salmonberries
Nome, Alaska, United States
31 Aug 2021
Alaska Public Media
Event
The Swallows Are Here!
Togiak, Alaska, United States
11 May 2021
LEO Network
Event
Sudden Snowstorm Out of Nowhere
Sutton-Alpine, Alaska, United States
30 Apr 2021
LEO Network
Event
Bees emerging in Fairbanks
College, Alaska, United States
16 Apr 2021
LEO Network
Event
More snow may be coming, but the end may be in sight
Juneau, Alaska, United States
9 Apr 2021
Juneau Empire
Event
Arctic air hitting Anchorage like a freight train with -25 F wind chill
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
8 Apr 2021
Alaska Public Media
Event
Willows Starting to Bud
Chistochina, Alaska, United States
23 Mar 2021
LEO Network
Event
Rufous Hummingbird (
Selasphorus rufus
) sighted in Sitka
Sitka, Alaska, United States
19 Jan 2021
LEO Network
Event
No Kuskokwim Ice Road Yet
Bethel, Alaska, United States
19 Nov 2020
KYUK
Event
Bear activity persists despite early snow
Haines, Alaska, United States
12 Nov 2020
Chilkat Valley News
Event
Waiting on a North Wind
Chistochina, Alaska, United States
23 Oct 2020
LEO Network
Event
Salmonids in North Fork of Chester Creek
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
9 Oct 2020
LEO Network
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Late-blooming Rose (
Rosa acicularis
) in Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
3 Oct 2020
LEO Network
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Lots of Late Blooming Roses (
Rosa acicularis
)
Ester, Alaska, United States
1 Oct 2020
LEO Network
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Late Blooming Rose
Willow, Alaska, United States
26 Sep 2020
LEO Network
Event
Chum runs on Kuskokwim River are late and low
Bethel, Alaska, United States
13 Aug 2020
Alaska Public Media
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Pacific walrus haulout is earliest on record
Point Lay, Alaska, United States
13 Aug 2020
Arctic Sounder
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Early Ripe Blueberries
Moose Mountain, Fairbanks, AK
13 Jul 2020
LEO Network
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Blueberries (
Vaccinium uliginosum
) at 60-mile Steese
Pleasant Valley, Alaska, United States
5 Jul 2020
LEO Network
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Blueberries in June
Manley hotspring road
27 Jun 2020
LEO Network
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Pasque Flowers Blooming in Tok
Tok, Alaska, United States
19 May 2020
LEO Network
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Budding Willow Branches (genus
Salix
)
Chistochina, Alaska, United States
17 Mar 2020
LEO Network
Event
Officials shot three bears, days apart, all eating trash on the same street in Kodiak
Kodiak, Alaska, United States
29 Jan 2020
Alaska Public Media
Event
About a fourth of Selawik homes currently have frozen pipe and it’s a chronic problem
Selawik, Alaska, United States
23 Jan 2020
KOTZ Radio 720 AM
Event
Winter Robin (
Turdus migratorius
)
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
5 Jan 2020
LEO Network
Event
Ice Fog (Low Visibility) = Cancelled Flights
Unalakleet, Alaska, United States
3 Dec 2019
LEO Network
Event
'Funky' weather brings late harvest
Haines, Alaska, United States
27 Nov 2019
Chilkat Valley News
Event
Alders (genus
Alnus
) Budding Out of Season
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
26 Nov 2019
LEO Network
Event
Utqiagvik celebrates first whale of season in November
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
19 Nov 2019
Arctic Sounder
Event
It’s November, and Southcentral Alaska’s unusually warm fall has some plants putting out spring buds
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
8 Nov 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Homer man survives bear attack
Homer, Alaska, United States
6 Nov 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Utqiagvik whalers still hope to land a bowhead as season wanes
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
6 Nov 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Unusually Warm Halloween
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
1 Nov 2019
LEO Network
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Black Currant (
Ribes laxiflorum
) and Willow (
Salix scouleriana
) Bushes Are Budding
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
28 Oct 2019
LEO Network
Event
Power restored to 5,500 people after a month's worth of snow hits southern Yukon
Marsh Lake, Yukon, Canada
7 Oct 2019
CBC
Event
Late Budding Alder Tree (genus
Alnus
)
Chistochina, Alaska, United States
6 Oct 2019
LEO Network
Event
Narcissus (
Anemone narcissiflora
) Blooming in Fall
Hatcher Pass, Alaska
8 Sep 2019
LEO Network
Event
Late Bloomers - Highbush Cranberry (
Viburnum edule
) Blooming Late August
College, Alaska, United States
24 Aug 2019
LEO Network
Event
Whitehorse fish ladder sees delayed start to Chinook run
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
16 Aug 2019
Yukon News
Event
Short-tailed Shearwaters (
Ardenna tenuirostris
) Found on Chukchi Sea Beach
Kivalina, Alaska, United States
12 Aug 2019
LEO Network
Event
Polar bear encounters in Kaktovik aren’t new. But they’re happening a bit earlier than last year.
Kaktovik, Alaska, United States
10 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Summer heat accelerates Alaska peony harvest
Wasilla, Alaska, United States
9 Aug 2019
Alaska Public Media
Event
Weird weather brings flooding to Kotzebue
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
9 Aug 2019
The Arctic Sounder
Event
August Storm Resulted in High Water
Unalakleet, Alaska, United States
3 Aug 2019
LEO Network
Event
Thousands of walruses show up early on Northwest Alaska coast as sea ice recedes
Point Lay, Alaska, United States
1 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Mass Die-off of Shearwaters (genus
Ardenna
)
Egegik, Alaska, United States
30 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Vegetables are mature earlier than farmers have ever seen; flowers are ready to go
Palmer, Alaska, United States
19 Jul 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Thunderstorm in Repeat Succession
Unalakleet, Alaska, United States
15 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Common Loon
(Gavia immer)
Calling Circle
Homer, Alaska, United States
10 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Rusty Tussock Moth (
Orgyia antiqua
) Caterpillars in Nome
Nome, Alaska, United States
8 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Dragon Flies Reach the Colville Nigliq Channel
Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States
8 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Sand Lance (
Ammodytes hexapterus
) Die-Off
Kodiak, Alaska, United States
8 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Cape Thompson: Gathering Murre (
Uria aalge
) Eggs
Kivalina, Alaska, United States
28 Jun 2019
LEO Network
Event
Fire Smoke in Unalakleet Area
Unalakleet, Alaska, United States
14 Jun 2019
LEO Network
Event
Little Ice for Bearded Seal (
Erignathus barbatus
) Hunting
Kivalina, Alaska, United States
7 Jun 2019
LEO Network
Event
Spruce pollen blooms look ominous but are nothing to sneeze at
Juneau, Alaska, United States
28 May 2019
Alaska Public Media
Event
Disappearance of Tundra Ponds
McKinley Park, Alaska, United States
9 May 2019
LEO Network
Event
Hunters stranded on sandbar after falling through Yukon River ice in Western Alaska
Mountain Village, Alaska, United States
2 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Early Spring Sandhill Crane (
Antigone canadensis
) Arrival
Meadow Lakes, Alaska, United States
24 Apr 2019
LEO Network
Event
April Snowfall Road Carnage
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
20 Apr 2019
LEO Network
Event
Early Trumpeter (
Cygnus buccinator
) Swans on Cheney Lake
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
17 Apr 2019
LEO Network
Event
Early Bees and Butterflies
Chistochina, Alaska, United States
17 Apr 2019
LEO Network
Event
Nenana Ice Classic tripod falls; earliest date on record
Nenana, Alaska, United States
15 Apr 2019
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Event
Pike (
Esox Lucius
) Caught with Pug Head Deformity to Mouth/Jaw
Kotlik, Alaska, United States
12 Apr 2019
LEO Network
Event
Early Robin (
Turdus migratorius
) Sighting in Fairbanks
College, Alaska, United States
10 Apr 2019
LEO Network
Event
The dusty season has arrived early. Here are some things that might surprise you.
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
3 Apr 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Record Temps in Goldstream
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
2 Apr 2019
LEO Network
Event
2 dead near Bethel when four-wheelers fall through river ice amid warnings to stay off
Bethel, Alaska, United States
1 Apr 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
'Stay off the ice' BSAR warns as two die from four-wheelers falling through ice
Bethel, Alaska, United States
1 Apr 2019
Alaska Public Media
Event
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