Alaska Shattered Record In 2017 For Hottest December Ever As Arctic Sea Ice Hits Record Low, Global Activism: ‘Adriana’s Angels’ Author Revisits Colombian Roots, And World History Moment: The Exile Of Leon Trotsky

The sun rises Thursday, March 17, 2016, over the frozen tundra just outside Nome, Alaska, and lights up patches of ice covering the Nome River.
The sun rises Thursday, March 17, 2016, over the frozen tundra just outside Nome, Alaska, and lights up patches of ice covering the Nome River. AP Photo/Mark Thiessen
The sun rises Thursday, March 17, 2016, over the frozen tundra just outside Nome, Alaska, and lights up patches of ice covering the Nome River.
The sun rises Thursday, March 17, 2016, over the frozen tundra just outside Nome, Alaska, and lights up patches of ice covering the Nome River. AP Photo/Mark Thiessen

Alaska Shattered Record In 2017 For Hottest December Ever As Arctic Sea Ice Hits Record Low, Global Activism: ‘Adriana’s Angels’ Author Revisits Colombian Roots, And World History Moment: The Exile Of Leon Trotsky

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