Study Shows Stronger Winds in Store for Northwestern Alaska
![Debris lies on a street in Nome, Alaska, after it was inundated by storm flooding. New research suggests that high wind events in Nome could triple by 2099. Photo by Dave Atkinson Study Shows Stronger Winds in Store for Northwestern Alaska](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/image2019-12-12-3.jpg)
By 2099, winds along Alaska’s northwestern coasts are projected to grow stronger, according to a new study from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. To understand past and future winds, programmer Kyle Redilla, of UAF’s International Arctic Research Center, and Sarah Pearl, an undergraduate from Dartmouth College, analyzed over 30 years of data from 67 airports […]