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'Icemageddon': Alaska's Extreme Weather, Record Highs, Torrential Rain
Extreme weather in Alaska that has brought record high temperatures and torrential downpours has left authorities in the far northern US state warning of "Icemageddon".
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Alaska Heat Wave Shatters City's Record, Disrupts Jobs And Lives
Temperatures in Alaska's largest city Anchorage have soared to a sweltering all-time record of 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 centigrade) as a heat wave grips the US state which straddles the Arctic Circle.
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This City In Alaska Is Warming So Fast, Algorithms Removed The Data Because It Seemed Unreal
Last week, scientists were pulling together the latest data for NOAA's monthly report on the climate when they noticed something strange: One of their key climate monitoring stations had fallen off the map.
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The Arctic Council's Climate Pleas Fell On Deaf Ears
When ministers from the eight states of the Arctic and representatives of the region's native peoples met last month in Alaska, evidence of global warming was all around them.
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Climate Change Behind Some 2015 Floods, Fires, Heat Waves: Study
Last year's heat waves across Europe and Asia, fires in Alaska, unusually sunny winters in Britain and high-tide floods in Florida were influenced by climate change, a US report showed Thursday.
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Polar Sea Ice The Size Of India Vanishes In Record Heat
Sea ice off Antarctica and in the Arctic is at record lows for this time of year after declining by twice the size of Alaska in a sign of rising global temperatures, climate scientists say.
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With Glaciers as Backdrop, Barack Obama Uses Alaska Trip to Push Climate Agenda
President Barack Obama arrived in Alaska on Monday for a three-day tour aimed at showing how the state's melting permafrost and eroding coastlines are a preview of bigger disasters to come unless the world does more to slow climate change.
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Barack Obama Says World Must Speed Climate Change Fight
US President Barack Obama warned Monday that climate change is no longer a problem of the future, but rather a challenge for now and one that will define the next century.
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Barack Obama to Wage Climate Fight at Alaskan Frontline
Alaska is often just a fuel stop for US presidents headed for Asia.
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Melting Arctic Ice, Rising Temperatures Seen as Planet Warms
Record high temperatures in Alaska, below average snow cover across the Arctic and excess summer ice melting in Greenland were observed this year by scientists, raising new concerns about global warming.
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'Icemageddon': Alaska's Extreme Weather, Record Highs, Torrential Rain
Extreme weather in Alaska that has brought record high temperatures and torrential downpours has left authorities in the far northern US state warning of "Icemageddon".
-
Alaska Heat Wave Shatters City's Record, Disrupts Jobs And Lives
Temperatures in Alaska's largest city Anchorage have soared to a sweltering all-time record of 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 centigrade) as a heat wave grips the US state which straddles the Arctic Circle.
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This City In Alaska Is Warming So Fast, Algorithms Removed The Data Because It Seemed Unreal
Last week, scientists were pulling together the latest data for NOAA's monthly report on the climate when they noticed something strange: One of their key climate monitoring stations had fallen off the map.
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The Arctic Council's Climate Pleas Fell On Deaf Ears
When ministers from the eight states of the Arctic and representatives of the region's native peoples met last month in Alaska, evidence of global warming was all around them.
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Climate Change Behind Some 2015 Floods, Fires, Heat Waves: Study
Last year's heat waves across Europe and Asia, fires in Alaska, unusually sunny winters in Britain and high-tide floods in Florida were influenced by climate change, a US report showed Thursday.
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Polar Sea Ice The Size Of India Vanishes In Record Heat
Sea ice off Antarctica and in the Arctic is at record lows for this time of year after declining by twice the size of Alaska in a sign of rising global temperatures, climate scientists say.
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With Glaciers as Backdrop, Barack Obama Uses Alaska Trip to Push Climate Agenda
President Barack Obama arrived in Alaska on Monday for a three-day tour aimed at showing how the state's melting permafrost and eroding coastlines are a preview of bigger disasters to come unless the world does more to slow climate change.
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Barack Obama Says World Must Speed Climate Change Fight
US President Barack Obama warned Monday that climate change is no longer a problem of the future, but rather a challenge for now and one that will define the next century.
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Barack Obama to Wage Climate Fight at Alaskan Frontline
Alaska is often just a fuel stop for US presidents headed for Asia.
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Melting Arctic Ice, Rising Temperatures Seen as Planet Warms
Record high temperatures in Alaska, below average snow cover across the Arctic and excess summer ice melting in Greenland were observed this year by scientists, raising new concerns about global warming.
