The snowfall in Nome over the winter didn’t break the all-time record but it came close. According to the National Weather Service, 115.5 inches of snow fell, making the winter of 2017/18 number two for snowfall since modern weather reporting began.
It seems like digging out from snow and some more snow is all Nomeites do this winter.
On Sunday, Austin Ahmasuk went along the beach to his camp at the Sinuk River, about 28 miles from Nome, and shortly after hitting West Beach past the port, he found one dead seabird on the shore.
Extreme winter weather conditions.
No Permanent Winter Ice and Early Break Up For Nome
Nome was hit by unseasonably warm temperatures and strong winds.
Nome experienced 2 lightning strikes and thunder Monday morning during a snow squall.A
Heavy rains and flooding.
1-3-14 Where is the snow - Solomon, Alaska, USA
I'm going to start by challenging myself to have more proactive conversations with my teens about climate change, and set some house rules about energy use and what we can do as individuals to reduce our consumption of things like plastics. I don't think it will stop glaciers from melting, but perhaps it will help us all prepare to take larger actions that will.
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