The eastern Arctic Ocean’s winter ice grew less than half as much as normal during the past decade, due to the growing influence of heat from the ocean’s interior, researchers have found. The finding came from an international study led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Finnish Meteorological Institute. The study, published in the […]
DENALI PARK, Alaska – The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Winter and Shoulder Season Visitor Services Environmental Assessment (EA). Alternative 2, the preferred alternative, was selected. Under the selected alternative, the NPS will: Allow private vehicle access to the Denali Park Road (Park […]
[smartslider3 slider=2] Fairbanks’s recent mornings in the minus 30s Fahrenheit may be extending local residents’ winter fatigue, but there are some rewards that come with cold, clear skies. Sundogs are two colorful bursts of light that appear on either side of the sun. Besides spicing up the skyscape, sundogs indicate the presence of falling […]
JUNEAU – As climate change rapidly alters conditions in southeast Alaska, lower snowpack levels have caused a massive decline of yellow-cedar trees. Without an insulating blanket of snow, the shallow roots of yellow-cedar trees freeze during late spring cold snaps. Left behind is a growing expanse of “ghost forests” of dead yellow-cedars, affecting roughly […]