FAIRBANKS, ALASKA – With extreme heat blanketing the country, chilly Alaska has become baked Alaska – and that is impacting national security.
Temperatures in the Arctic, which encompasses large parts of Alaska, have risen at two to four times the rate of the rest of the world.
The 15 hottest days, in the world’s hottest month
- Andrew Freedman, author of Axios Generate
By the end of the week, it is likely that 15 days just this month will have breached an unprecedented global temperature threshold — a clarion wakeup call in the form of extreme weather.
Why it matters: Nearly every facet of the climate system is flashing red this summer, from record-low sea ice extent in Antarctica to hot tub-like ocean waters surrounding South Florida, and all-time high temperature records set in multiple countries on at least three continents.