Baked Alaska: All-Time Record Heat Grips State
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 00:30
in Earth & Climate
Alaska, well known for its long and brutal winters, is now in the grips of a historic heat wave. As an unusually strong and very warm ridge of high pressure is parked in the upper atmosphere above Alaska, at least five cities broke all-time record highs Monday: * Talkeetna, 7 …