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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-02-03 at 16:41

Not everyday there’s a 5.0 earthquake in the Bering Strait, but there was Sunday evening. Felt at Little Diomede. Concern there is for quake-induced rockslides, but so far so good. #Alaska #Earthquake

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-02-03 at 15:33

Downtown Fairbanks Monday 615am: Foggy, frosty, calm, 12F (-11.1C). #MyAlaskaWx

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-02-02 at 19:24

Tanacross #Dene #Language #Alaska

shk’eeg xunɬ̲ęę "I’m angry"

ts’ani’elt’eh "s/he is angry"

ts’axokdęyh "I'm sad"

uné’ishs̲h̲ąą "I'm ashamed, embarrassed"

Alaska séts’ínt’eh "we are Alaskans"

@ScoterD

@transitionalaspect

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-02-02 at 19:03

And the 16 teams that got serum from Nenana to north of Shaktoolik, so that there was something for Togo and Seppula to pick up.

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-02-02 at 17:10

Sea ice extent in the Bering Sea remains well below the 1991-2020 median and is the lowest for this point in the season since 2019. There's likely six to eight weeks to go before the seasonal max is reached, but given weather model forecast of prevailing south winds for the next ten days, ice is unlikely to reach the Pribilof Islands this year. #akwx #Arctic #SeaIce @Climatologist49 @ZLabe

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-02-02 at 16:32

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Saturday. Coldest day of the winter so far in Southeast Alaska and northwest British Columbia. Cold lingering in the northeast Interior, while another surge of mild air driving up the west coast. #akwx #weather

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-02-02 at 16:13

[#]SilentSunday #Alaska #Denali #Winter @anisian

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-02-02 at 15:01

Downtown Fairbanks Sunday 600am: Low clouds, calm, 7F (-13.9C). About 3 inches (8cm) new snow Saturday. #MyAlaskaWx

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-02-02 at 00:29

So much happening weather and climate-wise around Alaska in January. Warmth, wind, no snow, lots of snow. Even some cold. And this is just what I could squeeze onto the graphic. #akwx #ExtremeWeather #Climate @Climatologist49

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-02-01 at 21:40

Sea ice extent in the Bering Sea in January was below the 46-year median in NSIDC data. Unlike autumn and spring, there is no significant trend in the Bering late winter ice extent. #akwx #SeaIce #Arctic @Climatologist49 @ZLabe

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-02-01 at 19:07

January temperature departures from the 1991-2020 baseline normal (ºF). As large as these departures are, it doesn't appear that any of the long term climate sites had a "top five" mildest January. Over mainland Alaska, for most places this was the mildest January since 2014 and/or 2016. For Southeast, January 2023 was generally milder. #akwx #Climate @Climatologist49 @pat_wx

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-02-01 at 16:25

High temperatures in and around Alaska on Friday. Dramatic warming on and near the Bering Sea coast. More modest warming farther east. Southeast Alaska quite chilly. #akwx #weather

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-02-01 at 14:59

Downtown Fairbanks Saturday 600am: Light snow, very slight breeze, -4F (-20.0C). #MyAlaskaWx

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-02-01 at 04:23

Thanks for the responses. The collapse of the Soviet Union and it’s vassal states does not seem to apply to the US. Maybe the Spain is the closest analog?

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-02-01 at 04:04

Arctic-side sea ice extent as of January 30th was the second lowest for the date in the 47-year NSIDC satellite derived record, with only 2018 very slightly lower. The median extent has decreased about 10 percent since the early 1980s. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe

[#]SeaIce #Arctic #PolyCrisis #ClimateChange

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-02-01 at 01:22

Low temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska Thursday night/Friday morning January 30-31, 2025. Colder in the eastern Interior though not as cold as early January. Moderating in western Alaska. #akwx #weather

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-02-01 at 00:58

Low temperatures in and around Alaska Wednesday night/Thursday morning January 29-30, 2025. Much of western Alaska coldest of the season. #akwx #weather

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-01-31 at 23:31

Bethel, Alaska goes from the winter's lowest temperature (so far) of -27F (-32.8C) to above freezing in less than 36 hours. #akwx #weather #Winter2025

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-01-31 at 21:43

Yes indeed, of the four locations listed, Utqiaġvik has the greatest increase in January sunshine.

Anchorage: 2 hours 4 minutes

Fairbanks: 2 hours 50 minutes

Juneau: 1 hour 43 minutes

Utqiaġvik: 4 hours 5 minutes

But the greatest increase is along about 67.9ºN, where the first sunrise after solstice is January 2nd. The closest community to that latitude in Alaska is Arctic Village (68.1N), where January sunshine increases from none Jan 1-3 to 5 hours 48 minutes today.

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Written by Rick Thoman on 2025-01-31 at 21:30

Serious question: has any county, in the past 150 years, emerged from an authoritarian/oligarch government without a hot war?

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