July 4: Rick Thoman’s Climate Highlight for Western Alaska
The following is a transcript from Rick Thoman’s weekly “Climate Highlight for Western Alaska” provided to KNOM Radio. Thoman is a Climate Specialist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. As we head into the latter days of July, daylights starting to become noticeably shorter, at least […]
FEMA Announces $108 Million Awarded to Merbok Related Projects
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) announced the approval of $108.8 million for Alaskan communities reeling from 2022’s Typhoon Merbok. The storm’s 75 mph winds, relentless rain, and unusually high sea swells flooded communities across western Alaska. Following a formal request from Governor Mike Dunleavy, […]
July 11: Rick Thoman’s Climate Highlight for Western Alaska
The following is a transcript from Rick Thoman’s weekly “Climate Highlight for Western Alaska” provided to KNOM Radio. Thoman is a Climate Specialist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. NOAA recently issued the 2024 Hurricane Outlook for the Atlantic and eastern Pacific. For the Atlantic it […]
July 4: Rick Thoman’s Climate Highlight for Western Alaska
The following is a transcript from Rick Thoman’s weekly “Climate Highlight for Western Alaska” provided to KNOM Radio. Thoman is a Climate Specialist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. June was slightly warmer but much drier than normal in Nome and most of the Seward Peninsula. […]
June 27: Rick Thoman’s Climate Highlight for Western Alaska
The following is a transcript from Rick Thoman’s weekly “Climate Highlight for Western Alaska” provided to KNOM Radio. Thoman is a Climate Specialist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. NOAA Climate Prediction Center’s outlook for July favors below normal temperatures for the month as a whole […]
June 20: Rick Thoman’s Climate Highlight for Western Alaska
The following is a transcript from Rick Thoman’s weekly “Climate Highlight for Western Alaska” provided to KNOM Radio. Thoman is a Climate Specialist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The largest wildfire on the Seward Peninsula since 2019, the Goldbug Fire, is burning northeast of Imuruk […]
June 13: Rick Thoman’s Climate Highlight for Western Alaska
The following is a transcript from Rick Thoman’s weekly “Climate Highlight for Western Alaska” provided to KNOM Radio. Thoman is a Climate Specialist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Sea ice has not completely melted out of the Bering Sea, there is still some ice off […]
Nome Sets Record Temperature for June 10, Summer Outlook Unchanged
According to the National Weather Service a high of 77 degrees fahrenheit was documented at the Nome Airport. The sizzling temperature was a new all time record for June 10, previously held by 1928 when it reached 74 degrees. It was also the highest temperature in Nome since August 4, 2021. According to Rick Thoman, Climate […]
Hyperspectral Cameras and High-Tech Buoys: Inside NOAA’s Arctic AIR Mission
A highly-specialized plane, a first-of-its-kind camera, and high-tech buoys are at the center of a project backed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The project called “Arctic AIR” is back in the Bering and Chukchi Seas this summer to conduct studies of sea ice retreat and phytoplankton. The researchers seek to better understand rapid […]
June 6: Rick Thoman’s Climate Highlight for Western Alaska
The following is a transcript from Rick Thoman’s weekly “Climate Highlight for Western Alaska” provided to KNOM Radio. Thoman is a Climate Specialist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Spring 2024 in Nome saw far above normal precipitation, but only slightly above normal temperatures. The March […]