The article I linked to was about Antartica, not Alaska. The article discusses Antartica warming. It specifically mentions Antartica regional warming. The USGS study link I posted earlier concludes that scientifically the regional warming is not 'normal'.

Up until now, I have not even mentioned 'global warming' in this thread. But, since it has been brought up, here are some sources that contradict the assessment in the above post:

Alaska temperatures ARE going up...historical readings from 1949 to 2008
http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/ClimTrends/Change/TempChange.html

If you click on the map, it will give you a chart with a trend line clearly going up.

National Geographic on global warming
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1206_041206_global_warming.html

Polar Bears and the Inuit assessment:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/05/070515-inuit-arctic.html

Are ice shelves disappearing in the artic?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/12/061229-arctic-ice.html

I'm not trying to prolong a debate, just posting counterpoints when I see statements that do not line up with my assessment of the facts.

Peace. I can agree to disagree.