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As Anchorage sets snowfall record, homeless residents face dire risk

Even those accustomed to enduring Alaskan winters have been tested by a recent onslaught of extreme precipitation — part of a pattern that scientists predict will worsen as the planet warms.
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Alaska town records 67 degree temperature, a December record

Alaska town records 67 degree temperature, a December record

The reading from Kodiak Island on Sunday was not the only extreme weather in the state this month. Other places have seen record cold or precipitation.
In the blink of an eye, a hunt for oil threatens pristine Alaska
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In the blink of an eye, a hunt for oil threatens pristine Alaska

For decades, opposition to drilling has left the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge off limits. Now the Trump administration is hurriedly clearing the way for oil exploration.
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