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83 days of sunlight: Alaska town won't see another sunset until August

In this Aug. 12, 2005, file photo, a boat drives past a skin boat display near whale bones and an arch made of a whale jaw on the beach in a town that was known as Barrow, Alaska. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, ...
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Ask the Meteorologist: The sun won't set in this US northernmost town until August. Why do we care?

The sun rose for the first time in 2026 in Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska. It won't set until August 2. I posted this video to Facebook Monday, showing a timelapse from the Barrow Sea Ice Cam. Other WRAL ...