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Arctic's warmest summer since 1950 included the rain that flooded the Susitna Valley

Arctic Heat Floods Valley

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Summer 2026 was the Arctic's warmest since 1950, according to a climate review posted Sept. 8, which counts the July rain that flooded Susitna Valley communities as an extreme short-term precipitation event. Arctic summer precipitation overall ran only 2 percent above average.

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