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Alaska is seeing broad low pressure linger through the Aleutians and Gulf of Alaska, and that pattern is keeping the state cloudy with plenty of moisture rotating up and through the state. Anchorage and the Mat-Su valleys catch a weekend break with fewer showers and sunny breaks.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - A federal decision on the controversial plan to build a 211-mile road through the Brooks Range foothills to provide access for mining development might come a few months later than previously anticipated, according to recent court documents.

The pic. above is from the Utqiagvik (Barrow) webcam. Utqiagvik is north of the Arctic Circle. This is the land of the “midnight sun”. The sun rose here on May 11th and won’t set until August 2nd. In winter, the sun disappears on November 18th and rises again on January 23rd. Today at solar noon, […]

As soils in Arctic Alaska become warmer and freeze for shorter periods in winter, mating conditions for arctic ground squirrels are changing. 

We must start looking more critically at adaptation and resilience options.

As soils in Arctic Alaska become warmer and freeze for shorter periods in winter, mating conditions for arctic ground squirrels are changing.

Today, the last frontier's rugged wilderness houses some of America's most beautiful lands within its eight amazing Alaska national parks.

The Arctic Sounder - Serving the Northwest Arctic and the North Slope

A cool and wet weather pattern has engulfed the state and has stalled our trek into summer. Several low pressure systems keep up the barrage of rain, snow and gusty winds. Two systems will affect the northern half of the state, and yet another spins in the southern Gulf of Alaska.

The month of May is concluding, and June starts Thursday and the weather across much of the state remains cool and less than summer-like even in southern areas of the state. Multiple lows will affect Alaska through the end of the week. Low dropping out of the arctic are bringing in cold air and a chance for snow over the Brooks Range and interior. Rain and showers are likely in southcentral.