FROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:
Harry E. Bennett, Jr., in Baltimore, follows the highs and lows in Alaska. Last winter, he said, “I noted that the … listings had Fairbanks much colder than Anchorage. That made sense because Fairbanks is north of Anchorage. Surprisingly, as spring has come, Fairbanks has the higher temperature forecast. How come?” Anchorage’s climate is moderated by the sea. The Japanese Current keeps it milder in winter, cooler in summer than Fairbanks, deep in the interior.
(PHOTO: Anchorage in summer/ Daniel Acker, Bloomberg News)