Rainbow Season I got to thinking that in Alaska we haven’t seen a rainbow for about 8 or 9 months. But now is the season for warm temperatures, sunny skies, and rain clouds with rainbows.
Every spring from early April to early June Alaskan’s are on edge about flooding along rivers and in low lying areas. The State of Alaska Emergency Management staff have been flying the interior rivers assessing ice jams which can cause extremely high water levels with subsequent flooding of many native villages.
Alaskans were blessed last year with minimal flooding thanks to a very slow snow melt. This year “break up” has been more sudden. AWA-Alaska is standing by in case of the necessity of flight support for villages in the roadless areas. The interior rivers are rising as of this writing, as the snow melts in the mountains. Many rivers are in the range of…
