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Emergency alerts are issued in Alaska for different reasons and by different organizations. The 11am AKDT Thursday ACCAP brings together folks that play different roles in the process to explain the process that leads to those alerts. Register here: uaf-accap.org/event/emerge... #akwx #AlaskaSky

When Every Second Counts: How ...

When Every Second Counts: How Alaskans Get Emergency Alerts | ACCAP

Panelists: Nancy Durham, Fairbanks North Star Borough; Aviva Braun, National Weather Service; Dave Snider, National Tsunami Warning Center; Mark Roberts, AK State Emergency Operations Center; Denni…

ACCAP | Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness

Rick Thoman Mar 14

Incredibly sad but completely predictable. #AlaskaSky #Language #Alaska

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Side Hustlers & Travel Rewards Feb 27

Fun fact about Fairbanks Northern Lights. Fairbanks, Alaska, is one of the best places in the world to view the aurora borealis, thanks to its clear skies and location under the auroral oval. #AuroraMagic #AlaskaSky #alwaystravel Image Credit:@vincentledvina on instagram

Rick Thoman Jan 31

Fairbanks slight earthquake 215pm Saturday. #earthquake #AlaskaSky

Rick Thoman Jan 26

A story of Kipnuk, Alaska before and after Halong. #akwx #weather #AlaskaSky www.propublica.org/article/kipn... @[email protected]

Documenting an Alaska Village,...

Documenting an Alaska Village, Before and After the Storm That Destroyed It

The story of Typhoon Halong’s destruction in Kipnuk adds an exclamation point to long-simmering fears about the future of Alaska coastal villages facing down climate change.

ProPublica

Rick Thoman Jan 23

Part of the food security equation in western Alaska: knom.org/2026/01/22/a... #AlaskaSky

AC rushes to refill shelves as...

AC rushes to refill shelves as weather, maintenance plague cargo carriers - KNOM Radio Mission

Alaska Commercial Company (AC) is revamping its shipping strategy this winter as a combination of severe weather and high seasonal demand has caused disruptions in Nome and nearby communities. AC President Kyle Hill said the mix of challenges have led to product shortages, delayed freight and increased spoilage - prompting…

KNOM Radio Mission

Rick Thoman Jan 21

From UAF’s Poker Flats Research range, northeast of Fairbanks at 813pm AKST Tuesday. About as close to an “all-sky” aurora as there is. #AlaskaSky #aurora @[email protected] @[email protected]

Rick Thoman Jan 20

Purple aurora on the Toolik Lake all-sky camera at 634pm AKST Jan 19. #aurora #AlaskaSky @[email protected]

Rick Thoman Jan 1

Alaska 2025 weather and climate high and low lights. Way too many to fit on one graphic; of course the severe and long lasting impacts from ex-typhoon Halong leads the list. This was another million acre wildfire summer, and Juneau had another glacier lake outburst flood in Aug. #akwx #AlaskaSky 1/2

Rick Thoman Dec 28

Good news Fairbanks: with the airport currently sitting at -48F/-44C, the lowest temperatures in North America right now (Sunday morning) are right outside your window. So get out and carpe that diem. #akwx #AlaskaSky