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Grist on MSN5d
Alaska just hit a climate milestone — its first-ever heat advisory
In the high glare of a summer evening in Fairbanks, Alaska, Ciara Santiago watched the mercury climb. A meteorologist at the ...
Alaska Public Media1d
Homes lost, hundreds evacuated as wildfires explode across Interior Alaska
Dozens of lightning- and human-caused fires have started, intermittently closing major highways and leading to the ...
Green Matters on MSN5d
Is Alaska Getting Warmer? Why the State’s Heat Advisories Are Historic
Is Alaska getting warmer? State officials issue heat advisories as the National Weather Service changes the way high ...
Alaska Public Media6d
Crews scramble after heat, dry lightning spark multiple Alaska wildfires
This year's fire season started slowly due to cool and rainy weather, but it roared to life last week with near-record heat ...
The Manila Times on MSN3d
A tornado that swept through a rural town in North Dakota left at least 3 people dead
Powerful winds — including a tornado — that swept across parts of the upper Midwest left three people dead and a regional ...
Strong winds, tornado hit Midwest
Powerful winds -- including a tornado -- that swept across parts of the upper Midwest left three people dead and a regional ...
The Mirror US on MSN6d
Remote state hit with first ever heat advisory in US history as urgent warning issued
However, on Sunday, June 22, parts of the state will be under their first-ever heat advisory. Fairbanks in central Alaska is ...
Hot Springs Sentinel-Record3d
3 dead after tornado hits rural North Dakota town
Powerful winds -- including a tornado -- that swept across parts of the upper Midwest left three people dead and a regional ...
Temperatures soar to triple digits as heat wave scorches millions: Live updates
About 33 million people, almost 10% of the country, will feel blistering 100-degree heat on June 24, meteorologist Ryan Maue told the Associated Press. Maue added on X that every state along the ...
Chilkat Valley News3d
New reporting standards, not record temps, prompt first-ever heat advisory
Because Alaska meteorologists were using scales set for the lower 48, which was too high, the state never reached the temperatures required to issue a heat advisory.