Alaska just hit a climate milestone — its first-ever heat advisory

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By Lois ParshleyJun 16, 2025, 10:07 am52 ptsTrending
In the high glare of a summer evening in Fairbanks, Alaska, Ciara Santiago watched the mercury climb. A meteorologist at the National Weather Service office, she had the dubious honor of issuing the state’s first ever official heat advisory as temperatures were expected to hit the mid-80s. It’s the kind of…

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