alaska
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Baked Alaska: Anchorage Smashes Temperature Record As Thermometer Hits 32C
This year’s Independence Day in Anchorage, Alaska, was not one its residents will soon forget. The temperature got as high as 32C, establishing a new record for the northern city.
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Annual Competition To Guess When Alaskan River Will Thaw Ends On Earliest Date Since 1917
The Nenana Ice Classic, a betting match on when ice on Alaska’s Tanana River breaks up enough to tip a tripod linked to a clock, set a record this weekend by ending nearly a week earlier than ever recorded, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported.
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Why America’s Northernmost City Is Having A Weird, Hot Winter
Something strange is happening to the northernmost city in the United States. It’s the dead of winter, and temperatures in Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow) should be well below zero. Late last week, they soared into the 20s and 30s—practically beach weather for Arctic Alaska.
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Major Earthquake Shakes Anchorage
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook Anchorage, Alaska and the surrounding area on Friday morning. The shaking also triggered a wave of tsunami warnings along the Alaska coast with more likely around the Pacific. As of 9:59am AKST (December 1, 5:59am AEDT), the tsunami warning has been cancelled for Alaska.