Meanwhile, in Alaska....

[Blue_In_AK]

[Blue_In_AK]

1. I have to share a FB post from my friend Wigi Tozzi.

Alaska's Polar Vortex EXchange (APVEX) program has been a smashing success. Many of our polar vortices have been able to visit other parts of the United States and Canada, and have experienced cultures and destinations that most Polar Vortices never imagine visiting.

And since this is an exchange program, we've been visited by the Subtropical Jet. And while the Subtropical Jet is a bit disruptive of our winter routine, I think all Alaskans are generally enriched by the experience. Anything worth doing is worth a little inconvenience.

[countryjake]

2. Temps in the upper Midwest lower than all of Alaska...

That's what I saw on a weather channel ticker early this morning.

The bulbs are peeking up here in western wa this week, too...that's way too early for my yard, for sure! We're finally back to rainy days and maybe even getting some snow up in the mountains.

[onethatcares]

3. jeeez

even with your explanation, what is this doing to the established flora and fauna? the tundra and reindeer? The freaking bears must be freaking out.

[riversedge]

4. Permafrost is melting--mushy roads and land.

[countryjake]

6. And the glaciers!

Flowers BLOOMING up there this time of year can only bode disaster for the remaining glaciers.

[Scuba]

5. I know they have palm trees in British Columbia, but I never thought I'd consider moving to ....

... Alaska because I couldn't take the Wisconsin winters any longer.