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Arctic residents wear sunscreen with umbrellas

The temperature in Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska, reached 32 degrees Celsius on the 4th, the highest in 50 years. The Arctic Circle straddles Alaska. Local residents used to wear woolen jackets and knitted hats in summer. This year, they have to wear sunscreen and umbrellas. Some meteorologists believe that Alaska has been unusually hot this summer. On the one hand, it is affected by the ridge of high pressure, on the other hand, it is related to climate change.

The temperature in Anchorage and other central and southern Alaska cities was higher than that in the same period of previous years for five consecutive weeks, the Associated Press reported on the 5th. The temperature in Anchorage broke a 50 year record on the 4th.

The National Weather Service announced on social media 'twitter' on the evening of the 4th that the temperature at Anchorage International Airport reached a record high of 32 degrees Celsius at 5 p.m. that day.

The average temperature in this south central Alaska city on July 4 was 23.89 degrees Celsius; the original record of 29 degrees Celsius was set in 1969.

The National Weather Service said the average temperature in Alaska in June was higher than usual. On July 4, temperatures in Kenai, Palmer and King Salmon villages in three other cities in Alaska either set a new record or were in line with the record.

Residents Lucy & middot; Davidson took her grandchildren to Lake Gus to cool off. She told the associated press that she bought a mobile air conditioner six years ago and didn't use it for a long time. "This year, it's running continuously." even if the wind is turned to the maximum gear, it can't make the indoor temperature drop below 27.7 degrees Celsius. ".