The head shaking among longtime locals really began on the Fourth of July, when at 90 degrees, Anchorage was hotter than Key West.Ī dome of hot, dry air over the southern part of the state refused to budge. There are the smoky skies and dripping glaciers, dead salmon and hauled-out walrus but scientists also worry about the changes that are harder to see, from toxic algae blooms in the Bering Sea to insects from the Lower 48 bringing new diseases north. With the Arctic warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, America’s “Last Frontier” feels like the first in line to see, smell and feel the unsettling signs of a climate in crisis. That’s a Red Flag for the Planet.īy Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate CorrespondentĪlaska’s summer of fire and no ice is smashing records. In the News Alaska Just Had the Most Ridiculous Summer.
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