Slap leader visits world's fastest warming region

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he Slap Tomorrow president has just returned from a brief visit to Alaska, which is “The fastest warming region in the world”.

John Pettigrew - visited
world fastest warming region,

Bunbartha’s John Pettigrew said on Facebook that he experienced firsthand the record or near record temperatures as he and wife, Robyn spent two weeks cruising down the Alaska's west coast

“Wonderful weather for tourists, definitely not so good for our future prospects though,” he wrote.

John’s observations reflect a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that said it has been a warm, dry spring for much of interior Alaska.

The report continues: “On the afternoon of May 23, a new state-wide record was set for the earliest day in the year with a temperature in the 90s.

“A daytime high of 91°F was noted by a cooperative observer in Eagle, where temperatures have been recorded (with some breaks) since the 1890s.”

Read the NOAA story - “Alaska sets new record for earliest day with temperatures in the 90s”.