Making sense of Alaska's 2025/2026 cold winter in a warming world

Author: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness

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Abstract

Much of Alaska saw persistently cold weather from early December right through March; in some places this was the coldest four-months on record. At the same time, excessive warmth dominated globally. This presentation will put the regional extremes into context and provide some insights into how regional cold happen in a warming world.

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