2013 breakup flooding

Overview of the 2013 breakup season which is remembered for the catastrophic flooding along the Yukon River, and less extreme flooding along the Copper River. This outreach report is a part of ACCAP’s historic extreme events library of weather and climate events that significantly impacted Alaskans. These materials were created by Caroline Erickson, an Alaska Fellow at ACCAP during winter 2023/2024, with guidance from Rick Thoman. Visit the entire library at uaf-accap.org/projects/extreme-events-library.

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Cover titled "2013 Breakup Flooding" from May 17 to June 10, 2013. Paragraphs of text under headings "Overview", "Spring Breakup", and a timeline under "Disaster Declared". Bottom right has image of flooded neighborhood by the side of a river with trees surrounding the banks. IARC, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP), and UAF logos at the bottom.