Alaska and Arctic Climate Newsletter
Rick Thoman, Brian Brettschneider, Richard JamesAnalysis and context for Alaska and Arctic climate, climate change and extreme events in content.
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Rivers Running High in Interior Alaska
Summary: Frequent late summer/early autumn rains in parts of Interior Alaska have pushed some rivers to the highest levels of record for this late in the season. More than a statistical blip, heavy rain and high river levels just a few week...
Arctic 2026 Sea Ice Minimum
**September 23 update: NISDC reports the 2026 Arctic sea ice minimum extent at 4.60 million km² occurred September 12, which ties with 2008, 2010 and 2025 for 10th lowest. I’ve changed the ranking paragraph below to match this assessment....
Alaska August 2026 Climate Summary
Alaska temperatures in August rebound from the chilly July, but rainfall was again highly variable around the state. For the pan-Arctic view, the summer 2026 climate summary is here, the end-of-August sea ice summary here and the Arctic wil...
September 2026 News Update
Just a quick post with some Arctic climate related news.
First, in summer 2025, the National Snow and Ice Data Center (not a U.S. Federal agency) lost funding to support the popular Sea Ice Today monthly narrative summary of ice conditions...
Arctic Summer 2026 Climate Review
This is the basic climate review for Summer 2026 for the Arctic. The status of sea ice at the end of August is covered here, and a recap of 2026 Arctic wildfire season is here. I’ll add a separate post with the Alaska August and Summer 2026...
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Alaska and Arctic climate specialist 40 years experience as a professional in weather and climate. Currently with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, International Arctic Research Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Alaska-based climate scientist.
Climate scientist with the World Climate Service, operated by Prescient Weather. Lead author since 2014 on the Alaska-focused Deep Cold blog: http://ak-wx.blogspot.com
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