US EditionThe National Weather Service issues Alaska’s first ever heat advisory
- The National Weather Service issued Alaska's first-ever heat advisory on June 15, covering areas including Fairbanks and Juneau due to expected mid-to-upper 80s temperatures.
- This new advisory option follows a recent policy change allowing certain Alaska weather offices to issue heat advisories to better communicate heat risks.
- The advisory cautions that residents and pets unaccustomed to such elevated temperatures, particularly in Alaska where many homes are not equipped with cooling systems, may face increased risks as the heat rises about 15 degrees above normal levels.
- Jason Laney of the National Weather Service expressed concern about how often high temperatures are occurring, emphasizing that the threshold temperature should typically not be reached more than three times annually.
- The advisory highlights that Alaska is warming at a rate two to three times greater than the global average, which elevates the risks of heat-related health issues, wildfires, and significant changes to the state's ecosystems.
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Alaska braces for rising heat as warming climate shatters old norms
Temperatures nearing 90 degrees prompted Alaska to issue its first heat advisory, highlighting how unprepared the state remains for the effects of a warming planet.Ruby Mellen reports for The Washington Post.In short:The National Weather Service issued Alaska’s first-ever heat advisory as Fairbanks faced temperatures between 85 and 89 degrees, a range increasingly common in a state historically built for cold.Homes across Alaska are ill-suited f…
Alaska issues state’s first-ever heat advisory
Alaska issued its first-ever heat warning over the weekend as temperatures were forecast to reach 85 degrees Fahrenheit in Fairbanks. The warning is not necessarily reflective of unprecedented high temperatures, although 85 is far above the average June temperatures for…
A heat advisory is in effect in Alaska for the first time ever
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (WJW/AP) -- When you think of Alaska, you rarely think of heat. But currently, parts of Alaska are under the state's first official heat advisory. Here's why it is technically new, but not necessarily unique in what's considered the nation's coldest state. 1 killed in Canton Township hit-and-run; see the suspect’s car Unusually warm weather has been recorded in Alaska before, but previously the National Weather Service wo…
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. It’s the kind of bureaucratic alert that rarely makes national headlines. But in a city where permafrost thaw buckles roads, homes lack air conditioning, and …
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