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Chip and Agnes Hailstone – live with their seven children on the Kobuk River in Noorvik 19 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Chip lived in Kalispell, Montana , before moving to Alaska. Agnes is Native Alaskan, an Inupiaq born in Noorvik, and is the one member of the cast who has spent their entire life in Alaska, as well as the longest-resident.
The largest diameter hailstone known, measuring 7.87 in (20.0 cm) in diameter and weighing 1.9375 lb (0.88 kg), fell on Vivian during an exceptional hailstorm. [27] 5 October 2010 Phoenix, Arizona, US The 5 Oct. hailstones - some exceeding 2 inches in diameter - pounded cars, smashed windows and blasted apart roof tiles and shingles. The storm ...
As the droplets rise and the temperature goes below freezing, they become supercooled water and will freeze on contact with condensation nuclei. A cross-section through a large hailstone shows an onion-like structure. This means that the hailstone is made of thick and translucent layers, alternating with layers that are thin, white and opaque.
Agnes Hailstone, profiled in the National Geographic documentary television series Life Below Zero; William L. Iggiagruk Hensley (born 1941) advocate for Alaska Native rights and U.S. politician; author; Eben Hopson, politician and founder of the Inuit Circumpolar Council; Joan Kane, poet
Quetico Superior, a part of the area that Rutstrum traveled in and wrote about. Calvin Rutstrum (October 26, 1895 – February 5, 1982) was an American writer who wrote fifteen books, most relating to wilderness camping experiences and techniques.
The Kiwalik river area is often featured on the National Geographic Channel series Life Below Zero as one of the places the Hailstone family visits for hunting and gathering, thus demonstrating the subsistence skills necessary for life in this landscape and climate.
Below Deck star Captain Lee Rosbach went through something no parent hopes to ever experience after he dealt with the death of his son — and he revealed why he chose to address the tragedy publicly.
Operation Hailstone was a massive United States Navy air and surface attack on Truk Lagoon on 17–18 February 1944, conducted as part of the American offensive drive against the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific Ocean theatre.