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July was Utqiaġvik’s warmest month in the past century

10 Aug 2023

Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States

The average temperature in July was 48.4 degrees — 6.7 degrees above normal, with 11 hot days in a row. Such extreme warmth can accelerate the greening and permafrost thaw on the North Slope.

Anchorage Daily News

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