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    "deck": "Anchorage will get its first-ever heat advisories, with the alert triggered at 75 degrees for two straight days.",
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    "body_md": "The National Weather Service's Anchorage office, which covers Southcentral and Southwest Alaska, will now issue heat advisories for Anchorage and surrounding areas for the first time. The office was the last National Weather Service office in the country to begin issuing the alerts.\n\nFor Anchorage, the advisory threshold is 75 degrees for two or more days in a row, far lower than the 105-degree trigger used in states like Texas. The lower bar reflects local housing stock, since most Anchorage homes lack air conditioning and are built to retain heat, and the long hours of summer sun.\n\nAnchorage has reached that two-day 75-degree mark about 66 times since record-keeping began in 1952, and 35 of those occurrences have come since 2000. The city's all-time high temperature is 90 degrees, recorded in July 2019.\n\nAlaska is warming two to three times faster than the global average. Last summer, Fairbanks received the state's first-ever heat advisory.",
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    "summary": "The National Weather Service's Anchorage office will issue its first-ever heat advisories for Anchorage and surrounding areas, triggered at 75 degrees for two consecutive days, far lower than thresholds used in warmer states, reflecting Anchorage's lack of air conditioning and heat-retaining home construction.",
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      "Anchorage's heat advisory threshold is 75 degrees for two or more consecutive days",
      "The Anchorage NWS office was the last in the country to start issuing heat advisories",
      "Anchorage has hit that 75-degree, two-day mark about 66 times since 1952",
      "35 of those occurrences have happened since 2000",
      "Anchorage's all-time high temperature is 90 degrees, set in July 2019",
      "Fairbanks received Alaska's first-ever heat advisory last summer"
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        "a": "75 degrees for two or more consecutive days.",
        "q": "what temperature triggers heat advisory in Anchorage"
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        "a": "Most Anchorage homes lack air conditioning and are built to hold heat in, and the summer sun stays on the city for long hours, so 75 degrees can be tougher on residents there than in hotter climates.",
        "q": "why is Anchorage heat alert threshold so low"
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        "a": "About 66 times since record-keeping began in 1952, with 35 of those happening since 2000.",
        "q": "how often has Anchorage hit 75 degrees for two days"
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        "a": "Yes. Fairbanks received the state's first-ever heat advisory last summer.",
        "q": "has any other Alaska city gotten a heat advisory"
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