Rick Thoman
Climate specialist with ACCAP/IARC at UAF, highlighting Alaska and Arctic climate, environment & Indigenous cultures. Opinions are my own.
Alaska and Arctic Climate Newsletter: alaskaclimate.substack.com
- Alaska and vicinity site-specific January 2026 temperature departures from normal. Southwest coldest relative to normal, though Jan 2020 was significantly colder. Interior Alaska much colder than normal in early Jan then much above normal later in month. Southeast persistently mild. #akwx #Climate
- “The Arctic is our homeland. We continue to reject the premise that our lands or peoples are commodities that can be bought or sold." — Sara Olsvig, Chair of Inuit Circumpolar Council #Arctic www.inuitcircumpolar.com/news/a-chang...
- January 2026 average daily sea ice extent in the Bering Sea was typical for most years since 2014 and slightly below the 48-year median in NSIDC data. Which means prior to 2014 this would have been notably low-extent January. #akwx #Arctic #SeaIce @climatologist49.bsky.social
