Alaska’s
heat wave goes from **teworthy to
ridiculous with Deadhorse record
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.*
SEE ALSO:
Global warming's fingerprints are all over recent extreme weather, research shows
**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.*
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