Alaska in the throes of a wave of heat and temperatures never seen before: reaching 20 degrees

Unprecedented heat wave in Alaska. In some parts of the state, temperatures reach 20 degrees Celsius at a time of year that is usually characterized by bitter cold and heavy snowfall.

On the island of Kodiak, southwest of Anchorage, 19.4 degrees was measured last Sunday, the highest temperature ever recorded in December in the whole territory, said scientist Rick Thoman of the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment. and Policy, defining this climate as “absurd”.

It also recorded 18.3 degrees at Kodiac airport, 16.6 in the commune of Cold Bay on the Alaska Peninsula and eight days of temperatures above 10 degrees in Unalaska, including 13.3 on Christmas day, the hottest ever registered.

(Unioneonline / L)