Alaska’s heat wave goes from **teworthy to ridiculous with Deadhorse record
 

Alaska’s heat wave goes from **teworthy to ridiculous with Deadhorse record
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Alaska has seen a years-long streak of astonishing warmth, with the warmest year-to-date and warmest June capping it off so far this year.

The heat this week in interior parts of Alaska has been particularly extreme, with one **teworthy all-time high temperature record falling.*

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**rmally, one high temperature record would **t be worth calling out, but this one helps demonstrate the rapid changes taking place in the **rthernmost reaches of the planet, as air and sea temperatures increase, sea ice retreats and s**w cover melts earlier each season.* Read more...


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