The abnormal heat will continue to dry out the already baked ground, fueling more wildfires in what has already been a record fire season in the Last Frontier.

By Zachary Rosenthal, AccuWeather staff writer

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/record-heat-to-scorch-alaska-in-july/1209162

Published Jun. 28, 2022 9:35 AM PDT|Updated Jun. 28, 2022 12:13 PM PDT

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Wildfires have already burned over a million acres in Alaska even though it is still very early in the fire season.

Alaska, traditionally one of the coldest states in the country, is set to see an unusually warm start to July thanks to a heat dome parking itself over the region. Temperatures could rise up to 20 degrees F above normal in the northernmost state, with temperatures rising well into the 80s to near 90 F.

Aheat domeoccurs when there is a large poleward shift in thejet stream, which becomes wavy and…