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Historic heat advisories issued in Alaska

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Historic heat advisories issued in Alaska: What's going on?

Before June, the weather service had issued special weather statements about high temperatures. Now they trigger heat advisories.

CNET on MSN · 1d

Alaska Issued Its First Heat Advisory, and Only 2% of Homes Have AC

With temperatures rising to around 86 degrees in Fairbanks, residents in Alaska got their first-ever heat advisory.

Grist on MSN · 1d

Alaska just hit a climate milestone — its first-ever heat advisory

In the high glare of a summer evening in Fairbanks, Alaska, Ciara Santiago watched the mercury climb. A meteorologist at the National Weather Service office, she had the dubious honor of issuing the state’s first-ever official heat advisory as temperatures were expected to hit the mid-80s.

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In rural Alaska, a village turns to solar and biomass energies to cut diesel and save money

Every year, the Huntington family spent about $7,000 on diesel to heat the cabin during bone-chilling winters, and a few ...

Alaska Public Media6h

Crews scramble after heat, dry lightning spark multiple Alaska wildfires

This year's fire season started slowly due to cool and rainy weather, but it roared to life last week with near-record heat ...

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Trump administration moves to expand oil and gas leasing in Alaska reserve

The Trump administration proposed opening 82% of Alaska's 23-million-acre (9.3-million-hectare) National Petroleum Reserve ...

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Video shows Alaska cruise ship breaking free during sudden storm

A massive cruise ship broke loose from its moorings Monday when a sudden squall swept through an Alaskan port.

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Celebrity ship drifts from pier in 'sudden wind squall' during Alaska cruise

The ship, Celebrity Edge, drifted from the pier during a sudden wind squall but was maneuvered back by the captain. Strong ...

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A rare severe thunderstorm hit Juneau, Alaska, on Monday

Alaska’s capital city averages a single thunderstorm every two years or so. Juneau is home to about 32,000 people and is ...

Inside Climate News13h

A National Quest for Uranium Comes to Remote Western Alaska, Raising Fears in a Nearby Village

Demand for low-carbon nuclear energy could boost uranium prospects on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula. But residents of the small ...

Alaska Public Media2d

Smoke from Canadian wildfires pours into eastern Alaska

Smoke poured over the Canadian border into eastern Alaska this weekend, bringing poor air quality to communities from ...

Stars Insider on MSN2h

The day the US bought Alaska from Russia

Few realize that Russia established colonies in North America. But it's a fact that in the mid-18th century, Russia had begun ...

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