Mastodawn

Here's a different end of the snow scale - the world's tiniest snowpit??

We did both ends of the scale. I've dug 1.5- 1.8m deep pits on flat ice. And these...

(if you've come for the hashtags to this one, read up thread for context 👆 🙏. Also favourites are great - boosts are better. As usual this is a "spruiking for an income" thread. Thanks!)

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Rick Thoman 1d ago

Most of Alaska has been atypically cold so far this month, and in Southeast it’s been snowy. But the big story: rarely seen high sea ice extent in the southeast Bering Sea. Details in the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. #akwx #Arctic #Climate #SeaIce alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/alaska-sty...

Rick Thoman 1d ago

Most of Alaska has been atypically cold so far this month, and in Southeast it’s been quite snowy. But the big story on Action News: rarely seen high sea ice extent in the southeast Bering Sea. Details in the latest from the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. @Climatologist49

https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/alaska-style-march-madness

#akwx #Climate #SeaIce #Arctic

Rick Thoman 2d ago

True color satellite image Saturday afternoon courtesy @[email protected]. Clear skies over most of the ice covered eastern Bering Sea. Might want to save this pix for future reference: sea ice in the eastern Bering this extensive only a couple of springs since 1970. #akwx #Arctic #SeaIce

Rick Thoman 2d ago

True color satellite pix Saturday afternoon courtesy UAF GINA. Clear skies over most of the ice covered eastern Bering Sea. Might want to save this one for future reference: there has been this high of ice cover in the eastern Bering Sea only a couple of times in the past 55 years. (2012 and 1976). @Climatologist49 @Jdnome

#akwx #Arctic #SeaIce

Rick Thoman 2d ago

Sea ice extent in the Bering Sea well above average but not in the top ten for the date in NSIDC data. That's because there's little ice southwest of Cape Navarin. Ice in the southeast Bering Sea extent extends to Unimak Island, similar to the extreme springs of 2012 and 1976. #akwx #Arctic #SeaIce

Rick Thoman 2d ago

Sea ice extent in the Bering Sea is the highest since spring 2013, but it's not even in the top ten for the date in NSIDC data. That's because there's very little ice on the Russia side southwest of Cape Navarin. In the southeast Bering Sea ice extent extends to all the way to Unimak Island, making this similar to the extreme springs of 2012 and 1976. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe

#akwx #Arctic #SeaIce

Rick Thoman 3d ago

Sea ice extent in the southeast Bering Sea is near historic high levels. NWS Alaska Sea Ice Program analysis shows high concentration ice to the northeast shore of Unimak Island, west of Cold Bay. Since 1970, only 2012 and 1976 were close to having ice so far southwest. #akwx #weather #SeaIce

Rick Thoman 3d ago

Sea ice extent in the southeast Bering Sea is at or near historic high levels. NWS Alaska Sea Ice program analysis shows high concentration ice to the northeast shore of Unimak Island, west of Cold Bay. In the past 55 years, the only springs in 2012 and 1976 were close to having ice so far southwest. #akwx #weather #SeaIce @Climatologist49 @ZLabe

Rick Thoman 4d ago

Sea ice extent in the Arctic has reached the maximum for 2026, and is effectively the same as last year's record low annual maximum in the satellite era (since 1979). Details in the latest from the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. #akwx #Arctic #SeaIce alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/arctic-sea...