Alaska roasting: new NASA map shows the Final Frontier in grip of January heatwave

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By Jeremy HanceFeb 5, 2014, 10:10 am50 pts
Alaska got California weather at the end of January, as displayed by a new map based on data by NASA's Terra satellite's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). The U.S. state experiences one of its warmest winter periods on record during the second half of January, including some temperatures…

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