A very strange winter thaw
The streets looked like springtime, and the air was so warm – by Alaskan standards, at least – it might have been mistaken for summer. But the date wasn’t in May or June; it was late January. On January 27th, Nome broke a high temperature record not just for the day, but for the winter […]
Breakup, mail delays, and Communicator Awards
All across Western Alaska, it’s the season known as “breakup”: the slow, on-again/off-again period of melting that signals the gradual approach of summer. Some days are bright and sunny, and others are cloudy and snowy. The sun melts ice on rooftops as the tundra gives up its blanket of white snow, little by little. Spring […]
Summercise comes to KNOM, and a new challenge pledge for our studio construction
The days grow longer and, slowly, the temperatures are rising! The remainders of ice and snow are melting away into the ponds and streams. Alongside the warmth of summer, Nome’s Summercise has returned.