The abnormal heat will continue to dry out the already baked ground, fueling more wildfires in what has already been a record fire season in the Last Frontier.
Alaska, traditionally one of the coldest states in the country, is set to see an unusually warm start to July thanks to a heat dome parking itself over the region. Temperatures could rise up to 20 degrees F above normal in the northernmost state, with temperatures rising well into the 80s to near 90 F.
Wildfires have already burned over a million acres in Alaska even though it is still very early in the fire season.
Alaska on fire: Thousands of lightning strikes and a warming climate put Alaska on pace for another historic fire season
Record heat in Alaska fuels wildfires - High Country News
Baked Alaska: State Endures Warmest Month on Record
2023 was the year of record heat temperatures - ABC News
Homeless struggle to stay safe from record high temperatures in blistering Phoenix - The Columbian
The Burning Tundra: A Look Back at the Last 6,000 Years of Fire in the Noatak National Preserve, Northwestern Alaska (U.S. National Park Service)
Record-high temperatures scorching Alaska as July kicks off
Ranking of average temperature for July-September (left) and total
Alaska's Hottest Month on Record: Melting Sea Ice, Wildfires and Unexpected Die-Offs - Inside Climate News
Alaska's boreal forests burning more with climate change - Los Angeles Times
Aqua 2019 - 2002 - eoPortal
High temperatures smash all-time records in Alaska in early July 2019