For the first time, select Alaskan regions are subject to heat advisory alerts, a newly authorized designation by the National Weather Service intended to supersede "special weather statements"; this terminological shift, while not directly attributable to climate change, aims to more effectively convey the severity and potential hazards of elevated temperatures, particularly in areas lacking widespread air conditioning, with the inaugural advisory issued for Fairbanks amidst forecasts predicting unseasonably high temperatures exceeding 85°F in June, though currently limited to Juneau and Fairbanks, the heat advisory system is slated for expansion to Anchorage, where, despite the heat, temperatures have yet to breach the threshold warranting an official alert.