Situation Report - Alaska Flooding, August 7, 2009
The winter in northeast Alaska was exceptionally cold. Colder than normal weather caused a 140 percent higher than usual ice formation on the Yukon and Kuksokwim Rivers. The winter was followed by an amazingly warm thaw. As a result, breakup (when the ice breaks apart and flows down the river) happened much more quickly and dramatically than usual.
- Topics: Disaster
- Tags: disaster, flooding, pda, presbyterian
- Ministries: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
- Agency: Presbyterian Mission Agency