When most people think of winter they think of snowmen, hot chocolate, and lying by the fireplace. But, for others winter can be miserable, especially for me. In the winter daylight depletes, the cold is bitter, and the roads are unbearable. All these examples can be found in Alaska in mass amounts. Alaska is a beautiful place but not in the winter.
In most places in the world, when winter arrives daylight leaves. Alaska's shortest day of the year is December 21, this is known as winter solstice. Alaskans only have about 5 to 6 hours of daylight on this particular day, and during these hours it always seems to be cloudy. After this day has passed we begin to gain a few minutes of daylight each day. This can be very depressing, and some people have to force themselves to be active so this does not affect them. Sometimes this causes a disorder known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Individuals with SAD usually need to be treated in a light booth to help them function and keep in good spirits. The lack of daylight in Alaska can be a huge impact on some individuals, as where in other states the loss of daylight is not as extreme.
Secondly, Alaskan winters can be bitterly cold. I have lived places where it is cold in the winter, but I have never experienced anywhere colder than here. I remember days where I thought my eyes we going to freeze open, and I would never feel my toes again. It is so cold in Alaska cars have a trouble starting, and when they do they sometimes run poorly. The cold is a battle and it takes a strong person to conquer them. .
Finally, the roads and drivers in Alaska are the worlds worst. Everyday in the winter, there are fatal wrecks. Wrecks that kill several people.
The arctic region is cold, with long winter nights and the northern interior temperatures can go as low as -70 winter to as high as 90 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. ... Alaskans call these areas "the bush-. ... More than half of all Alaskans live in or near Anchorage.... "Some people think that all Alaskans live in igloos, they don't. ... In an Alaskan summer, the days are long and the nights are short. ...
Chris had tried to hunt but was unsuccessful leaving Chris to begin to get hungry, and when you are in the Alaskan winter season with out food your body will become very weak which will lead to your body getting very cold at nights, and this is how Chris died. ... Ultimately Chris was the only person to blame for his death, he was trying to push his body to its limit by not being well prepared for going into the Alaskan wild and he did which lead to his death. In Timothy's Story, Tim would go out and spend his summers living on an Alaskan preserve with wild bears in order to spend tim...
It spans 800 miles of Alaskan wilderness from the chilly waters of Prudhoe Bay to the northernmost ice free port of Valdez. ... The opportunity for conflict is great, whether from environmentalists or the indigenous Alaskan people. ... Another challenge Alyeska faced was the concerns the Native Alaskans had. ... They felt that native Alaskans were no longer guaranteed the jobs they had been promised when they signed the waivers. ... This council is made up of representatives from Alaskan towns, fishing organizations, and native groups. ...
When I see people bunched up with winter clothing to the maximum limit, I laugh. ... Not many people know about Native Alaskans, except for stereotypes and "funny" jokes. ... Also, if it weren't for the intense cold I would have been the person that most Alaskans laugh at. ...
While she began going on expeditions in her teenage years Jill took much more elaborate trips after she got her job at the Alaskan Avalanche Center where she meet her husband and rowing partner Doug. ... Year after year Jill and Doug went on expeditions in order to relieve all of the stress that they have accumulated over the winter, as well to enjoy the great beauty of nature. ...
These were the companies who first began to explore the possibility of drilling and transporting Alaskan crude oil to the lower United States for refining. ... Exxon also began hiring hundreds of local Alaskans to help with the cleanup. ... The Alaskan state government and the federal Environmental Protection Agency protested against Exxon having a free hand at cleaning up the spill and possibly causing more damage. ... They would have to stop after that because of winter storms that would make the work impossible. ...
These were the companies who first began to explore the possibility of drilling and transporting Alaskan crude oil to the lower United States for refining. ... Exxon also began hiring hundreds of local Alaskans to help with the cleanup. ... The Alaskan state government and the federal Environmental Protection Agency protested against Exxon having a free hand at cleaning up the spill and possibly causing more damage. ... They would have to stop after that because of winter storms that would make the work impossible. ...
EVOLUTION PAPER Natural selection which is also called survival of the fittest is when a species has an adaptation that makes it better able to survive, reproduce, and pass on it's genes. When it says survival of the fittest, it doesn't mean that only the strong survive. It means that those speci...
