NOAA: Winter Storm Warning Issued for Alaska – Brooks Range to See Up To 8″ Fresh Snow Snow will begin to fall across the north-central Brooks Range this afternoon and spread east as a low-pressure system drops south into Alaska from the high Arctic. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect beginning midnight tonight through Tuesday morning for heavy snow totaling 4 to 8 inches in the eastern Brooks Range including the Dalton Highway. A mix of rain […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 16, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: Extremely Rare Lightning Detected Near Earth’s North Pole Last Night “…Lightning Detected Within 300 Miles of the North Pole… A number of lightning strikes were recorded Saturday evening (Aug. 10th) within 300 miles of the North Pole. The lightning strikes occurred near 85°N and 126°E, which is about 700 miles north of the Lena River Delta in Siberia. This lightning was detected by Vaisala’s GLD lightning detection network.” – NOAA […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 11, 2019 0 Comments
Bodies of 3 Kayakers Recovered From Freezing Waters of Valdez Glacier Lake, Alaska The bodies of three kayakers have been recovered from the freezing waters of a glacial lake in Alaska about 120 miles east of Anchorage, officials have said. Two of the tourists’ bodies were found floating in the water, while the third was discovered on top of an ice floe, officials added. Related: Going to the River or Lake this Weekend? Cold […] SnowBrains | August 1, 2019 0 Comments
Over 100 Large Wildfires in Western US Burning Almost 2-Million Acres | Less than Half 10-Year Average Six new blazes have taken the number of large wildfires raging across the western US and Alaska to 105, burning almost 2 million acres. 11 states are currently reporting large active fires. Alaska reports seventy, Arizona reports eight, New Mexico six, Idaho and Washington four each, Colorado, Utah, and Montana reporting three, California two, and Oregon and Texas report one each, according […] Fire Firebrains | July 31, 2019 0 Comments
Another Backpacker Dies in the River on the Way to ‘Into the Wild’ Magic Bus in Alaska Another hiker has died in their attempt to reach the “Magic Bus,” an abandoned city bus made famous by Christopher McCandless and Into the Wild. Related: Jon Krakauer Solves Mystery of Chris McCandless’ Death | “Into the Wild” 24-year old Veramika Nikanava and husband Piotr Markielau, of Belarus, were attempting to cross the Teklanika River, just outside Denali National Park, […] SnowBrains | July 30, 2019 0 Comments
Selfless Climber Shares Story of How He Saved Stranger’s Life on Denali A story shared on Denali Rescue Volunteers Facebook page. It’s not always about the summit, this guy was in the right place at the right time and knew exactly what to do. Denali will still be there another day, and thanks to you so will this guy! Related: HAPE – Altitude’s Silent Killer Thank you to @ibraphotog going above and beyond […] Climbing CragBrains | July 26, 2019 0 Comments
Rampant Wildfires in Alaska, Greenland, and Siberia Can be Seen From Space Huge areas of the Earth’s northern latitudes have wildfires burning right now due to the unusually hot weather that has engulfed a huge portion of the Arctic, from Alaska to Greenland to Siberia. The heat is responsible for creating conditions perfect for wildfires, including some enormous ones burning in remote parts of the region that are visible from space. Related: […] Fire Firebrains | July 19, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: High Temperatures Smash All-Time Records in Alaska in Early July 2019 The article was written by Tom Di Liberto and first appeared on the climate.gov website Experiencing a summer heatwave with temperatures in the nineties is probably pretty normal for most people. But now imagine you live in Alaska. Not so normal anymore, is it? Alaska has just come to the end of a period of warmth that re-wrote the record […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 17, 2019 0 Comments
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