In Alaska’s record-warm year, the heat-up was most dramatic in the Arctic
The lack of summer sea ice near Alaska's coasts was one big factor driving the record-setting heat.
January 9, 2020
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Alaska just completed its warmest calendar year in nearly a century of records, and the warming was most extreme in the state’s Arctic regions, climate specialists reported.
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