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Thanks to a combination of dangerously low temperatures and bitter winds, bone-chilling weather has overtaken the Last Frontier this week. Bettles, Alaska, located in the north-central part of the ...
As is typical of the Alaska Interior, Bettles experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) with very long, frigid winters and short, warm summers, and is located in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 1, [21] indicating the coldest temperature of the year is typically at or below −50 °F (−46 °C). Temperatures usually remain consistently below ...
Gordon Charles Bettles (1859 – 18 May 1945) was a Canadian-American fur trader, shopkeeper, prospector, and newspaperman active in 19th century Interior Alaska. He established the trading post that would become Bettles, Alaska. [1] He referred to himself as the "Rat-skin-and-bean trader of the North". [2]
Fort Greely is a United States Army launch site for anti-ballistic missiles located about 100 miles (160 km) southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. It is also the home of the Cold Regions Test Center (CRTC), as Fort Greely is one of the coldest areas in Alaska, and can accommodate cold, extreme-cold, and temperate-weather tests depending on the season.
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Tropical Wind and Rainstorm Bolaven has its sights set on southern Alaska where impacts may begin as the weekend comes to a close, according to AccuWeather hurricane experts. After that, the ...
The Bettles River is a river in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of Alaska. The headwarters originate at the junction of Robert and Phoebe Creeks, from where it flows west to join the Dietrich River in forming the Middle Fork Koyukuk River .
A plane carrying 10 people went missing while waiting for the runway to be cleared in Nome, Alaska, Thursday afternoon. Here's the latest. Weather Hinders Search For Missing Plane In Western Alaska