Endless Northern Winter about to End

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Apr 15, 2022   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

In mid-April, despite a day length that is four hours longer than Miami’s, middle Alaska is still a part of the cryosphere. Scrolling back through my photos, I see snow on the ground during a high-school running competition on Sept. 27. Patches of that snowfall hid from the sun all winter, surviving on north-facing slopes. […]