Timelapse video shows last sunrise in Alaskan city for next 84 days
National Weather Service video shows the sun will not set again for 84 days as the Arctic summer begins.
- On Sunday, May 10, Utqiagvik, the northernmost city in the United States, experienced its final sunrise, marking the beginning of 84 days of continuous daylight.
- Earth's axial tilt points the northern hemisphere toward the Sun, causing the midnight sun phenomenon in regions located above the Arctic Circle.
- The National Weather Service Fairbanks said on Sunday, "Today in Utqiagvik , the sun rose above the horizon at 2:57 AM and won't set again for 84 straight days or until August 2nd!"
- Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, experiences extreme seasonal contrasts with months of continuous summer daylight followed by winter darkness when the sun does not rise for around 66 days.
- Situated more than 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle, the city supports a population of around 4,500 people, anchoring one of Earth's most extreme Arctic environments.
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