Nunavut’s High Arctic roasts under record heat
The average summer temperature in Alert — Canada's northernmost community — is 3 C. Last Sunday it hit 21 C.
July 18, 2019
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Typically one of Nunavut’s coldest locations, the tiny community of Alert on Ellesmere Island is in the midst of a record-breaking heat wave this week, warming up to 21 degrees Celsius (about 70 degrees Fahrenheit) last Sunday.
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