Rick Thoman2d ago
In the continuing story of the degradation of federal support in western Alaska, from the Nome Nugget this week: "Flights cancelled due to FAA staffing shortage, NWS equipment outages” #AlaskaSky @[email protected]
Rick Thoman2d ago
Learn about our Alaska Extreme Events Library today (Thursday) at 11am AKDT. Be there. #AlaskaSky #Arctic #akwx

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Rick Thoman4d ago
Great story from Bethel-based photojournalist Katie Basile about the challenges, emotional and practical, of relocating entire communities in southwest Alaska in the face of changing climate and catastrophic storms. #akwx #AlaskaSky @[email protected] www.northernjournal.com/after-halong...

After Halong: The ones who sta...
After Halong: The ones who stayed

First in a series from Bethel-based photojournalist Katie Basile.

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Rick Thoman4d ago
Tuesday morning 625am AKDT view from the top of Sresr Ddhela’ (Ester Dome) looking southeast across Fairbanks and the Tanana Flats beyond. Fog around town is only a couple hundred feet thick. Image courtesy FAA. #akwx #AlaskaSky @[email protected] @[email protected]
Rick ThomanJun 5
The Kopshesut Fire burning uncomfortably close to Ambler (Northwest Arctic Borogh, Inupait county). It’s been a slow start to the season in Alaska. at 400 acres this is largest fire to date. #akwx #Wildfire #Summer2026 #AlaskaSky akfireinfo.com/2026/06/04/u...

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US Wildland Fire Service launches attack on fire near Ambler

Firefighting resources mobilized Thursday afternoon after a wildfire ignited in the Ambler village landfill. Twelve smokejumpers responded immediately, with another 12 en route, supported by single…

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Carrie NashJun 4
#AlaskaSky Read this important piece by @[email protected] about the legislature’s role in LNG and the industry begging for props from our state budget when we can ill afford giving concessions to them. (Long and on Facebook but worth a read!) www.facebook.com/share/p/1Hoc...

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Rick ThomanJun 3
Early morning sunshine in a deep blue sky, birds singing, a verdant landscape with the air fragrant with blooming chokecherry trees. For all the darkness there is still beauty. Downtown Fairbanks Wednesday 600am. #AlaskaSky
Rick ThomanJun 2
If you’d like to learn some of the details of why fuel is so expensive and why it matter so much in western Alaska, the latest from the Northern Journal lays it out nicely: www.northernjournal.com/youd-be-cryi... #Alaska #Economy #AlaskaSky

“You'd be crying at the pump”:...
“You'd be crying at the pump”: This Alaska village's gas was $8.44 — before the Iran war

Gas and heating fuel prices in rural Alaska were already high. An impending spike from the Iran war could "wipe out" communities.

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Carrie NashJun 1
#AlaskaSky Did you know yesterday was Katie John Day? Don’t know who she was? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_J...
Rick ThomanJun 1
From KYUK in Bethel: "I'm worrying about their being able to heat their homes, fuel their cars, all my village agents in 73 villages fueling up their four-wheeler to meet the plane. This is, it's gonna affect every aspect of life in Western Alaska…” #AlaskaSky www.kyuk.org/economy/2026...

Western Alaska prepares to loc...
Western Alaska prepares to lock in what may be unaffordably high fuel prices for the year

Alaska has seen skyrocketing gas prices driven by the war in Iran. But communities in the western part of the state that have been burning last year’s fuel are bracing for their own crisis as they anticipate what could be an even more drastic spike with the arrival of the first barges of the spring.

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