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Stephen A. Cheney: Alaska is America's frontline against climate change

Any comprehensive U.S. strategy for the Arctic must begin by helping Alaska embrace the opportunities and meet the challenges of its rapid warming.

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Utqiagvik, Alaska, sets its first record low temperature in 13 years

Utqiagvik - formerly known as Barrow - in Alaska is among the fastest-warming cities in the nation thanks to human-induced climate change. But Wednesday, the city located on the state's North Slope set its first record-low temperature in 13 years.

Alaska is warming so fast, quality-control algorithms are kicking the data
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Alaska is warming so fast, quality-control algorithms are kicking the data

If climate change is a fiery coal mine disaster, then Barrow is our canary.
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