There’s little relief from the daytime heat in the forecast for the rest of the holiday weekend.
In the earliest breakup since the contest began in 1917, the Nenana Ice Classic Tripod fell early this morning.
Two popular rivers are being closed to fishing because almost no cohos are making it upstream.
Authorities warned that drivers should use caution in the area due to the potential for additional rockslides.
Avalanche monitors say danger remains high in Turnagain Pass, Girdwood and Portage.
Snow may have fallen at the lowest elevation ever observed in the state.
An official temperature of minus 65 was recorded 15 miles northeast of Manley Hot Springs, according to the National Weather Service. It is the coldest official temperature in Alaska since
Interior Alaskas hot and dry summer of 2013, coupled with an invasion of insect pests, has taken a steep toll on the regions birch trees, experts say.
Aerial surveys this September and October show the bowheads aren’t where they usually are.
The fire had reached 90% containment by Thursday evening, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry.
“The growth-cycle this year is unprecedented,” with carrots, peas and broccoli heads “as big as a platter,” farmers market vendors say.
NENANA — Early warm spring weather is adding a lot of excitement to the Nenana Ice Classic this year, resulting in a surge of last-minute ticket sales.
The tragedy came after several days of dire warnings about the dangers of river travel due to an unusually early warm-up. Search and rescuers crawled onto weak ice, open water all around, to help retrieve the survivors.
Some mushers worried what the warm weather would mean for the trail ahead.
Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood will not open for skiers and snowboarders Tuesday because of unseasonably warm temperatures and severe weather, according to a post on the resort's Facebook page.
Anchorage sidewalks were slick with ice and the roads were full of puddles because of unseasonably high temperatures.By mid morning the temperature had reached 46 degrees.
“We typically don’t see this type of pattern in September,” an Anchorage meteorologist said. Anchorage's record high temperature was broken on both Friday and Saturday. More...
A band of wet, warm weather barreled into Southcentral Alaska on Friday and stirred up an odd blend of high winds, slushy roads and even rainbow sightings.
The Anchorage Police Department is warning parents to be cautious after three separate incidents in a week involving toddler-aged children falling out of windows opened in the warm weather.
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