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.
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.
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.
