The climate is changing in Alaska faster than other American states. Alaskans are experiencing more profound changes than the rest of us in the lower 48 are, or in this case the lower 49.
BY TAL AXELROD
The city of Anchorage, Alaska, canceled its July 4 fireworks display this week over an extreme heat wave.
The Anchorage Fire Department put out a burn ban and said that any use of fireworks could result in a fine.
“Just a reminder per MOA Code 14.70.180 it is unlawful to knowingly sell, possess, or use any explosive fireworks or stench bombs to which fuses are attached or which are capable of ignition by matches or percussion, without permission of that municipal official charged with issuing permits for such activities,” the department said in a statement. “Violation of this section shall be punishable by a civil penalty of $300.”
Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city by population, is expected to surpass an 85-degree temperature record, according to the National Weather Service.
Of course homes in Alaska aren’t equipped with Air Conditioning.