A low pressure system that contains a lot of cold air is locked into place over much of Alaska.
Annie Feidt, Alaska’s Energy Desk
My name is River Wind: David Cornberg has the last word in “Coming into the Country”
John McPhee met 32-year-old David Cornberg when the young man went by the name River Wind and was about to travel down the Yukon in an aluminum canoe.
Ask a Climatologist: 32 degrees doesn’t sound warm, but still broke records
Around the world, and in Alaska, 2016 was the warmest on record.
When the sky was the limit: Former state Sen. Sturgulewski recalls late-1970s Alaska
Arliss Sturgulewski is one of dozens of Alaskans who make an appearance in John McPhee’s 1977 book “Coming into the Country.” The former state senator recalls her time on the Capital Site Selection Committee.
Ask a Climatologist: Tallying daylight on the darkest day of the year
Above the Arctic circle, there’s no daylight on the solstice. Fairbanks has about 3.5 hours. Anchorage, 5.5 hours and Juneau a bit more than six hours.
Ask a Climatologist: Is that ice fog or freezing fog?
Ice fog is a cold phenomenon. It has to be way below zero before it can form.