FAIRBANKS, Alaska – You no go believe wetin just drop for Alaska, na the first time National Weather Service (NWS) for Fairbanks don issue Heat Advisory. Wetin dey happen? Chai! Sunshine dey come hot, and dem say temperatures fit rise up to 85 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday. Na about 15 degrees above wetin dem dey expect for dis period, and we sabi say heat no be small thing, especially for Alaskans wey don use to cold.
Before now, NWS for Fairbanks and Juneau no even fit drop heat alerts, e don dey rely on Special Weather Statements. Na since June 2, dem don adjust their procedures, make dem fit gree use Heat Advisory. This one no be small victory!
Some places for Alaska fit only need 75 degrees to trigger their alert, but for Fairbanks, dem don set the bar higher – 85 degrees na the magic number. Some folks fit dey shake their head for that, but if you sabi how Alaskan homes dey built to retain heat during winter, you go know say dem no sabi how to handle this kain warmth.
Brian Brettschneider, wey sabi plenty about weather, don talk say Alaskan buildings no get ac like wey we dey see for the South. So, with this hot weather, e fit turn everywhere to oven! People go need to take am easy if dem wan go outside because heat stress na real gbege!
As we dey talk, Fairbanks residents wey dey over 30,000 don dey prepare for dis heat wave, wey plenty no dey used to such warm temperatures. Dem don start dey close curtains make sun no turn their homes to furnace. But this one fit lead to serious discomfort as temperatures fit dey rise quick!
And make I yarn you, as temperatures dey rise, dem say up to 7% of Alaskan homes get air conditioning. E mean say many people go dey suffer as dem no fit cool down when e hot. Wetin we go do now?
Na so e be, as we dey watch dis unusual heat dey unfold for Alaska. Some other cities like Anchorage and Juneau no go even meet the criteria for Heat Advisory because na Pacific Ocean dey keep dem cool.
Fairbanks dey far from ocean influence, and that one fit make dem vulnerable to wildfires and dry spells. Traditionally, the warmest temperature for Fairbanks na around 74 degrees during July. So, as you fit see, anything wey go pass that na something wey dem need to take serious!
As Alaskans dey prepare for dis unprecedented heat, make we all dey on our toes, because who know wetin next week go bring!
