Climate Watch
Last week on Climate Watch we looked at a snapshot of Bering Sea ice extent. This week we look at the elevation of the ice extent so far this season.
Autumn ice extent was characteristically low,...
Lower temperatures and sustained north winds have pushed sea ice southward on the Alaska side of the Bering Sea, while mild temperatures for mid-winter and frequent south winds have kept ice extent...
Many parts of Alaska were hit with high impact weather in 2025, but Nome and most of western Alaska were comparatively spared.
Early in the year, the break-off of shore fast ice in front of Nome...
By Rick Thoman
Alaska Climate Specialist
Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness
International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks
“How is storminess changing in...
By Rick Thoman
Alaska Climate Specialist
Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness
International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska
Fairbanks
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center...
By Rick Thoman
Alaska Climate Specialist
Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness
International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska
Fairbanks
Bering Strait Elders have been...
By Rick Thoman
Alaska Climate Specialist
Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness
International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska
Fairbanks
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center...
By Rick Thoman
Alaska Climate Specialist
Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness
International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska
Fairbanks
Dust is not new to Nome and is...
By Rick Thoman
Alaska Climate Specialist
Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness
International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks
The climate outlook for November...
Ex-typhoon Halong traversed warmer than normal sea surface on virtually its entire trek across the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea.
In the wake of the storm, we might have expected to see surface waters...