Alaska records hottest-ever December, warns of "Icemageddon" from authorities
Sakshi Education
The coldest US state of Alaska has recorded it’s hottest-ever December day. This is amid an unusual winter warm spell.
Temperatures soared to a record 19.4 degrees celsius on the island of Kodiak on Sunday almost seven degrees warmer than the state's previous high. Elsewhere in Alaska temperatures have been plunging to record lows.
The weather extremes have prompted warnings of an "Icemageddon" from authorities, as torrents of rain and snow have left ice as hard as cement coating the roads.
Heavy snowfall was followed by torrential rain that left the region coated with ice as the rain quickly froze, resulting in widespread power failures, road closures, and offices being shut.
Published date : 30 Dec 2021 06:12PM