Reposted by Rick ThomanDavid Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 2h1946 aerial view of Juneau Airport, via National Archives #alaskahistory #alaska 0122 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 5hFollowing the annual minimum, sea ice extent in the #Arctic has increased a lot in the past month. Details in the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. Available on Beehiiv & Substack. #SeaIce #Climate alaska-arctic-climate.beehiiv.com/p/arctic-sea... alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/arctic-sea... 1144 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanAlaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 10hWho pays when a remote Alaska village can no longer stay? reports freelance journalist Jenni Monet for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/16/w...alaskabeacon.comWho pays when a remote Alaska village can no longer stay? | Alaska BeaconIn August, the Native Village of Kwigillingok took a bold approach, telling the U.S. Supreme Court that Big Oil should be the one to foot the bill for its relocation. 01610 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 12hHigh temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Thursday. Warm but windy and rainy from Southeast westward to Prince William Sound. Chinook-warming in portions of the Alaska Range and central Interior. Chilly from the North Slope eastward into the lower Mackenzie valley. #akwx #weather 082 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 14hHave fun. We will be envious if you somehow forget to return. 🙂 020 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Combined sea ice extent in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas (north and northwest of Alaska) is the highest it's been at this point in the season in 25 years in NSIDC data. Nonetheless it's still well below the typical extent of the late 20th century. #akwx #Arctic #SeaIce 0328 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 16/10/2026High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Wednesday. Colder than normal on the North Slope. Near to above normal in Southeast. #akwx #Weather @climatologist49.bsky.social 0122 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanLarry Hamilton @ichiloe.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Ocean heat content 0-2000 meters just updated by NOAA through June 2026. This year looks like it will set a new high point, as did the year before that and the year before that and ..... 🧪 1217 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanOcean Acidification Research Center @uaf-oarc-alaska.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Strait Science Seminar October 22, 6:30pm #AlaskaSky @alaskawx.bsky.social #akwx A super El Niño event: What does it mean for the region? 0179 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanTechnology Nut @technologynut.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Incredible sunrise walk along the Mendenhall River this morning! 🌅 The sky transitioning from deep purples to fiery oranges over the ridgeline was breathtaking. The crisp air and mist through the evergreens made the early wake-up worth it. #Juneau #Alaska #Sunrise #MendenhallRiver #SkyWatch 0222 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanDr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 14/10/2026New climate report out in #Bioscience. Shout to authors @williamripple.bsky.social & @michaelemann.bsky.social. Love the Solutions section! doi.org/10.1093/bios... 🧪 15415 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanEva Holland @evaholland.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I was traveling and forgot to post late last month when the wonderful Porch Light Books in Edmonton restocked NO SLEEP 'TIL FAIRBANKS once again! Get yer Alaska/Yukon nonfiction fix here, and support my pursuit of the coveted "Porch Light 100" designation (awarded to books that sell 100 copies):porchlightbooks.caNO SLEEP 'TIL FAIRBANKS by Eva Holland | Porch Light BooksFor the past fifteen years, Whitehorse-based journalist and author Eva Holland has been exploring and writing about the North. Travelling across the Yukon, Alaska, the Northwest Territories, and Nunav... 2207 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Did a lunch and learn at KuC and just finished with the two hour live call in show on “Halong one year after” on KYUK 030 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I'm donating mine to an org that makes people's lives a little bit better. 030 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanBill Witte @anisian.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Valley fog in Goldstream Creek at dawn. Ester Dome in the background and a hint of kelvin helmholtz instability at the top of the fog layer. 0223 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanOcean Acidification Research Center @uaf-oarc-alaska.bsky.social · 14/10/2026FAI ➡️ ANC #akwx #AlaskaSky @alaskawx.bsky.social 091 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Raven silhouetted against a collapsing towering cumulus in Bethel Tuesday evening. #akwx #AlaskaSky @markspringer.bsky.social 2444 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 14/10/2026October has observed some of the largest warming trends in the #Arctic (satellite-era). This is greatest over areas with a lack of sea ice cover (nearly all of the Siberian Arctic). Arctic amplification is largest in the boreal fall. Data: doi.org/10.24381/cds.... Info: doi.org/10.1175/BAMS... 29530 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanArctic Goddess @arcticgoddess.bsky.social · 13/10/2026#Fairbanks is under Energy Emergency Alert, could lead to scheduled blackouts. Most electricity for AK's 2nd largest city is generated by diesel. Alt energy projects halted or reduced by Trump. Tell me why so many will still vote GOP and not correlate energy crisis, and excessive energy costs. 54116 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 13/10/2026That's especially irksome when you take time away from what you were working on to answer their questions and then you get this back. Arggg... 150 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanRick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Twelve thousand years and counting. Happy Indigenous Peoples Day from the traditional and never ceded lands of the Tanana Dene people. Language map courtesy Alaska Native Language Center/UAF. #IndigenousPeoplesDay #Alaska #AlaskaSky #Linguistics 212643 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Twelve thousand years and counting. Happy Indigenous Peoples Day from the traditional and never ceded lands of the Tanana Dene people. Language map courtesy Alaska Native Language Center/UAF. #IndigenousPeoplesDay #Alaska #AlaskaSky #Linguistics 212643 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanClimatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Meanwhile, above treeline, ... 61309 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 13/10/2026My mind’ eye? In truth, I have no drawing ability, so… 110 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Pens and pencils here. I do confess to getting rid of the many colored pencils a few years ago. 180 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Late afternoon sunshine on the Chugach. #AlaskaSky #Anchorage #Alaska 1373 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanDr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Climateflation. It’s been on my mind and should be on yours too. Plan, be strategic, and act to create change. #climateflation 1103 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanDuane Froese @tephrafan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Some coverage of Joe Young’s recent paper in GRL on Permafrost Detachment Slides in the Mackenzie Mountajns, NWT. #PACSLab #Sahtú #DehCho #permafrost #nwt #UAlberta www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caStudy says 'bottom-up' permafrost thaw led to two major N.W.T. landslides | CBC NewsNew research investigates two massive landslides in the Sahtu and Dehcho regions of the N.W.T. that happened nearly a decade ago. Researchers found the landslides were caused by permafrost thaw deep i... 0205 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanOcean Acidification Research Center @uaf-oarc-alaska.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Have a great meeting everyone! #OceanAcidification 🧪🌊🦑🇳🇿 We are headed to @picesmarinesci.bsky.social and hope to discuss both meetings later. @goa-on.bsky.social @oaalliance.bsky.social @jpgattuso.bsky.social @meopar-oacop.bsky.social @unoceandecade.bsky.social highco2-vi.orghighco2-vi.orgThe Ocean in a High CO₂ World– 6th International SymposiumThe local organising committee warmly invites you to join us for The 6th International Symposium on the Ocean in a High CO₂ World in Wellington, New Zealand, at Tākina Convention & Exhibition Centre. 1133 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanBill Witte @anisian.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Misty, moisture morning on Keystone Ridge as the fog lifts. Still some fog clinging to Ester Dome and Parks Hwy ridge. 33°F, no wind. #myAlaskaWx 0101 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanKrazyTheeAlaskan™️ @krazytheealaskan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026#IndigenousPeoplesDay 082 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanLee Petersen @leepetersen.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Sunset over Cook Inlet from Anchor Point, Alaska, in June. Mt. Iliamna on the left. More photos and story from the trip on my Field Notes: lwpetersen.substack.com/p/homer-suns... #alaska #sunset #beach 2163 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 12/10/2026High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Sunday. Cooler in many areas but still a bit above normal overall. Northeast Interior a bit milder. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social 0104 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanKim Wood @drkimwood.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Combined, the eastern + central North Pacific basins have exceeded their record *seasonal* Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE). Notably, both the ENP and CNP currently rank third when evaluated *separately*. Those years were hyperactive in one or the other, not both: CNP < 2015, 2018 ENP < 1990, 1992 0247 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanDr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Happy Indigenous People's Day! We are still here :) 51337375 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanThe Commonest Man in Festo @sheriffofgay.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Hello I just spent a week in Alaska and it was beautiful 4548 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Sea ice extent in the Beaufort Sea (north of Alaska, NW of Canada) is the highest for Oct 10 since 2009 in NSIDC analysis. Current ice extent would have been typical in the early 2000s. Chukchi Sea ice extent is also well above the 1990-2020 median but similar to 2021. #akwx #Arctic #SeaIce 0222 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 11/10/2026High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Saturday. Except for portions of Southcentral that had rain or snow, most of the region was warmer than normal due to generally southerly winds aloft. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social 0133 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Sea surface temperatures relative to the 1991-2020 baseline average around Alaska for the week ending October 9. Gulf of Alaska warmer than normal. Bering Sea mixed, and mostly below normal north of the Bering Strait except for some near shore areas. Data courtesy NOAA/PSL/ESRL. #akwx #Arctic #SST 0207 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 10/10/2026Global ocean heat content (0-2000 m depth) now updated through June 2026... Do you see where this is heading? 🔥📈🌊 This graph showing anomalies is created by NOAA at www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/globa.... 1224795 0
Reposted by Rick ThomanAli @alaskaali.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Oh, hey, Alaska. Today is gross and windy, but yesterday sure wasn’t. We’re reaching the end of the leaves but I’ll enjoy the yellow trail while it lasts. 🤩🍁 Just one moose and two voles- far less exciting than yesterday, and no reroutes required. #AlaskaSky 1293 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Sea surface temps in the Pacific Ocean along and south of the Aleutian Islands have been at/near record high levels all year (NOAA OISSTv2.1 data since 1982). This impacts storms moving across this region by increasing moisture that can bring north into mainland Alaska. #akwx #Pacific #SST #Climate 23911 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 10/10/2026High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Friday. Much milder across the North Slope. A bit warmer than normal over most of western Alaska. Also near to above normal for much of Southcentral and Southeast. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social 0115 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I read it several times and responded to the (email) request for comments. 130 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Alaska's a big place with many different climates. Overall means your mileage may vary. 110 0
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 09/10/2026From NOAA/NCEI climate analysis, the first nine months of 2026 for Alaska overall have been the coolest since 2012, 0.4°F below the 20th century average. We'll take it. #akwx #Climate @climatologist49.bsky.social @themattphelps.bsky.social @leepetersen.bsky.social 1205 0