Saturday, July 23, 2016

Alaska Reaches Temperatures In The 80s, Breaking Record Highs

The Arctic is experiencing a heat wave.

Alaska reached temperatures in the 80s, with Deadhorse reaching a record-high temperature of 85 degrees on Wednesday evening. Other cities including Bettles and Eagle reached 85, Fort Yukon hit 84, and Nenana reported 87.

“A pulse of warm air invaded the North Slope of northern Alaska on Wednesday, bringing some of the warmest air ever recorded there,” meteorologist Jeff Masters explained on his blog, Weather Underground. “Even with the 24-hour sunlight it receives during most of July, the North Slope typically experiences highs only in the 50s and lows in the 30s.”...
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/07/14/3798069/alaska-record-high-temperature-sea-ice-melt/


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