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Anchorage's shift from drought to an onslaught of rain brings 'weather whiplash extraordinaire'
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 20—Rain After weeks of drought earlier this season, Anchorage is now seriously wet. The rainy season has arrived in Southcentral Alaska, and the precipitation is here to stay, at least ...
Anchorage could see wettest July on record as continuing rain prompts flood advisories
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 21—Heavy rain throughout Southcentral Alaska during the past week is expected to continue, setting the stage to make this July one of the wettest on record in Anchorage. Communities throughout ...
In Anchorage, June's record heat and little rain ramp up holiday weekend fire risk
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 1—Anchorage saw temperatures spike above 60 degrees every day in June for the first time in recorded history. The city also experienced near record low precipitation: Only 1/10 of an inch ...
Alaska volcano spews ash cloud high enough to draw weather service warning for pilots
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAn erupting volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands sent a towering cloud of ash into the air Friday,...
Anchorage hit a record for homeless people dying on the streets. Then the deaths almost completely...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMar. 26—Last year, Anchorage hit a grim milestone: A record 52 homeless people died on the streets of Anchorage — more than double the previous year's toll. The deaths unfolded at a relentless ...
Alaska experiencing wildfires it's never seen before
Associated Press via AOL· 2 years agoThis aerial photo shows a tundra fire burning near the community of St. Mary's, Alaska, on June 10, 2022. (Ryan McPherson/Bureau of Land Management...
Anchorage Assembly directs $7.6 million toward homelessness relief ahead of winter
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 28—The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday approved a $4.2 million funding package to speed the city's response to a homelessness crisis before winter arrives, plus another $3.4 million to turn ...
Anchorage fire crews bring small wildfire in Chester Creek area under control
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 29—A small brush fire in the Chester Creek greenbelt area west of Lake Otis Parkway in Anchorage was quickly brought under control Tuesday afternoon. It was one of two small wildfires in ...
Here are 3 things to do around Anchorage this weekend
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 13—The weather in Anchorage this summer has been hit and miss so far — OK, let's be honest, mostly miss — but as we hit mid-July, summer activities are ramping up no matter what's happening ...
Can't take the heat? Here are cheap flights to cool destinations from Phoenix this summer
The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoWhen the calendar hits June, Phoenix residents long for an escape to anywhere with double-digit...
