tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748839723443974858.post3214848507563961551..comments2024-02-10T02:26:32.702+00:00Comments on Ultima Thule<p></p>: Nightmute, Alaska - isolation and poverty on the wet tundra.Mário R. Gonçalveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663310362534590729noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748839723443974858.post-32974346261159945922022-10-20T02:46:33.437+01:002022-10-20T02:46:33.437+01:00I almost accepted a teaching job at that school ba...I almost accepted a teaching job at that school back in 2002, sight unseen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04791933755328219906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748839723443974858.post-25393916109669026632015-08-13T22:58:06.362+01:002015-08-13T22:58:06.362+01:00Oh, I *love* Northern Exposure. It's a must.Oh, I *love* Northern Exposure. It's a must.Mário R. Gonçalveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10663310362534590729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748839723443974858.post-61185298382586211082015-08-13T21:58:28.789+01:002015-08-13T21:58:28.789+01:00Makes sense. Territory, and not climate. I got the...Makes sense. Territory, and not climate. I got the idea that Alaska is not all tundra from watching Northern Exposure.Mister Twisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370771651539304037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748839723443974858.post-38780851208680631232015-08-13T16:40:22.472+01:002015-08-13T16:40:22.472+01:00I'm not an expert, you know, but it seems to m...I'm not an expert, you know, but it seems to me that tundra is more a territory than a climate. West Alaska is flatland and wet, the reason why trees don't grow there escapes me. Maybe, cold winds from Bering Sea. I guess.Mário R. Gonçalveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10663310362534590729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748839723443974858.post-26583329337854133922015-08-12T02:36:21.827+01:002015-08-12T02:36:21.827+01:00I wonder what makes the climate to tundra-y. I mea...I wonder what makes the climate to tundra-y. I mean, just a little distance to the east, and things get warmer and more forest-like.Mister Twisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370771651539304037noreply@blogger.com