Alaska on track for hottest year since records began

Warmest spring on record helps push states’s year-to-date temperature more than 5.5C above average, reports Climate CentralAlaska just can’t seem to shake the fever it has been running. This spring was easily the hottest the state has ever recorded and it contributed to a year-to-date temperature that is more than 10°F (5.5°C) above average, according to data released Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa).The Lower 48, meanwhile, had its warm