Spring on the Tundra
The Tundra PA currently has a post up about
spring in Alaska.
Break up is the big spring event here in Alaska that says that winter is finally, truly, honest-to-goodness, no-turning-back, absolutely over. Some say jokingly that it is the start of summer, but we are actually quite a way from that just yet. The temperature this morning was about 36 degrees; it did get up to 55 by mid-afternoon, and with the sun shining brightly it felt really warm to sit outside if you could get out of the wind.
Break up is when the cubic miles of ice move out of all the rivers. Lots of variables play into when it will happen, and there are several lotteries around the state where the closest guess, by day, hour and minute, wins the pot. Those are specific to a certain river at a certain location, and are usually named “Ice Classic”.
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At the ADVANCE for PAs HQ in chilly and wet King of Prussia, Pa., we are jealous of Alaska's current heat wave.
UPDATE: At 3:22 p.m. EDT, it is 51 degrees with light rain in King of Prussia, according to The Weather Channel Web site. It is 46 degrees and partly cloudy in Bethel, Alaska, on its way to a predicted high of 56 degrees.
And it is 97 degrees and sunny in San Antonio, the site of the upcoming AAPA conference. Ninety-six hours from now, I will be at the AAPA House of Delegates.