Ask a Climatologist: Alaska’s “relentless” streak of warm temperatures

Weather stations in Alaska have logged an “unprecedented” run of above-normal temperatures, says climatologist Brian Brettschneider. (Graphic courtesy of Brian Brettschneider)According to an announcement this week from the World Meteorological Organization, 2016 is on track to be the warmest year ever. If current trends continue, it would be the third straight year of record-breaking heat.
That trend has been particularly noticeable in Alaska, where two thirds of major weather statio