Climate change's extreme heat is baking Alaska, and creating national security problems
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA — With extreme heat blanketing the country, chilly Alaska has become baked Alaska -- and that is impacting national security. Tem...
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA — With extreme heat blanketing the country, chilly Alaska has become baked Alaska -- and that is impacting national security. Temperatures in the Arctic, which encompasses large parts of Alaska, have risen at two to four times the rate of the rest of the world. Rising seas on Alaska's shoreline have forced the Pentagon to fortify radar sites, covering the kind of sensors that picked up the Chinese spy balloon in January. High temperatures and spikes in summer rains are melting permafrost at places like Eielson Air Force Base near here, requiring millions of dollars in fixes for buildings sinking into sodden ground.