Associated Press: A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the 49th state, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven or a tropical paradise.
With temperatures topping 80 degrees in Anchorage, and higher in other parts of the state, people have been sweltering in a place where few homes have air conditioning.
Theyre sunbathing and swimming at local lakes, hosing down their dogs and cleaning out supplies of fans in at least one local hardware...