Notices by Rick Thoman (alaskawx@alaskan.social), page 2

Here's an oldie but a goodie from @Climatologist49: for North America the time of the earliest sunset of the year. The effects of time zones are obvious.

Terrible situation in Wrangell, #Alaska from landslides due to heavy rain. KSTK radio reporting:
"An undisclosed number of people are missing after a “massive” landslide destroyed at least two houses…about 11 miles outside of Wrangell late Monday night…initial measurements show the slide…stretches from the uplands to the saltwater."

There were also landslides on Prince of Wales Island blocking roads.

https://www.kstk.org/2023/11/21/massive-landslide-at-11-mile-zimovia/

#akwx #ExtremeWeather
@AK_OK @Climatologist49 @seachanger

North America April through August average temperature ranks (since 1950) from ERA5 courtesy of ECMWF/Copernicus. Northcentral Canada, northern Quebec & Labrador and the northern Rockies though the roof, as well as parts of the Gulf of Mexico coast. #Climate #Summer2023 #ClimateChange Graphic generated with code by @Climatologist49

How "over the top" is this year's #wildfire season across #Canada? The 13.7 million hectares burned (thus far) is seven times the 1980-22 median and is 56 percent higher than the previous highest seasonal total (1989)! That's WAAAY over the top. Data from Canadian Wildland Fire Information System. #Summer2023 #CanadaWildfire