December ACCAP Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing

Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP Climate Specialist

What might the rest of winter have in store for Alaska? Join ACCAP Climate Specialist Rick Thoman for the December Climate Outlook Briefing as he looks at recent weather and climate conditions across the state, explores the influence of the strong El Niño underway, and examines what the latest forecasting tools are telling us. Rick will wrap up with the Climate Prediction Center’s outlook for January and the remainder of winter, highlighting what Alaskans might expect in the months ahead.

Speaker Bio: Rick is the Alaska Climate Specialist with ACCAP and a longtime Alaska resident with extensive experience in Alaska weather and climate. His work focuses on climatology, meteorology, and science communication, with a particular talent for putting current weather and climate conditions into historical context and making that information understandable and useful for communities, decision makers, researchers, and the media.