The Coastal Plain area demonstrates a striking contrast between summer and winter. During the summer months temperatures are relatively warm (40 degrees) and daylight is continuous. During the winter months temperatures drop well below O degrees and blowing snow fills in valleys and swales, resulting in the appearance of a vast, white wasteland.
Juneau – Alaska Governor Sarah Palin released a letter to Senator Akaka of Hawaii denouncing Senator Joe Lieberman’s recent ANWR Wilderness Act. The letter, also cc’ed to the Alaska Congressional delegation in Washington and the Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, states detailed disapproval of Senator Leiberman’s Thursday attempt to declare the 10-02 Area of ANWR as a permanent “wilderness” area.