Anchorage, Alaska, is predicted to match or beat its highest recorded temperature of 85°F — set in 1969 — between July 4 and 8, the Washington Post reports.
Why it matters: The Arctic region has been pushed into an entirely new climate — and Alaska has felt the effects with its warmest six years on record. Alaska's land-based ice is being lost at the rate of about 14,000 tonnes per second, according to William Colgan, co-author of a report on Arctic climate change in the journal Environmental Research Letters.
The big picture: A record-setting heatwave has swept across Europe — a region with some of the longest-kept temperature records in the world. Numerous studies have shown that the odds of extreme heat events, as well as their severity and duration, are dramatically increasing due to human-caused global warming.
#Anchorage, Alaska about to go through a stretch of hot weather never witnessed in their recorded history. Making matters worse a nearby fire is making for poor air quality too. pic.twitter.com/bZ992MpoSm
— Bill Karins (@BillKarins) July 3, 2019
Go deeper: Alaska is feeling the effects of the Arctic's changing climate
