Huge storms in the fall. A winter that was slow to start and then wouldn't quit. A late, frigid spring that turned into a scorching June. On the next Hometown Alaska, we'll talk about just how unusual the weather has been, and how that relates to climate--or doesn't. Tune in with your questions for our weather and climate experts.
GUESTS:
- John Walsh,President's Professor of Global Change & Chief Scientist, International Arctic Research Center, UAF
- Eugene Petrescu, Regional Scientist, National Weather Service, Alaska Region
LINKS:
- National Weather Service, Alaska Region
- Alaska Climate Summaries
- NOAA background information on climate change
- EPA student's guide to climate change
- Alaska climate change impacts and adaptation -- EPA
![November 12, 2012: a huge, powerful storm hits Alaska. Credit: NASA's Earth Observatory (Powerful Storm hits Alaska) [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://alaskapublic.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Powerful_Storm_hits_Alaska_-_NASA_Earth_Observatory.jpg)
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HOST: Charles Wohlforth
LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, June 19, 2013. 2:00 – 3:00 pm (Alaska time)
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