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The climate of Anchorage and south central Alaska is mild by Alaskan standards due to the region's proximity to the seacoast. While the area does not get nearly as much rain as southeast Alaska, it does get more snow, although days tend to be clearer. On average, Anchorage receives 16 inches (406 mm) of precipitation a year, with around 75 inches (1,905 mm) of snow, although there are areas in the south central which receive far more snow. It is a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) due to its short, cool summers.
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Alaska is no stranger to disaster. The Good Friday Earthquake of March 27, 1964, struck 120 km (85 miles) east of Anchorage. It proved to be one of the most powerful earthquakes ever, with a magnitude of 9.2 on the Richter scale. Many Alaskans were killed by the related tsunami that destroyed coastal towns and several native villages on the southern coastline.
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In May Alaska Airlines announced daily service starting Dec. 9 between Anchorage and Honolulu. Flights will depart Anchorage at 3:20 p.m. Alaska time and arrive in Honolulu at 8:40 p.m. Hawaii time. Return flights will depart at 10:10 p.m. Hawaii time and arrive at 5:30 a.m. Alaska time. Alaska ... will offer daily flights between Seattle and Honolulu beginning Oct. 12 and between Seattle and Lihue on the island of Kauai starting Oct. 28.
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SEATTLE, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines today will inaugurate service to Hawaii, operating its first daily nonstop flight between Seattle and Honolulu. Alaska ... will launch nonstop service between Seattle and Lihue on the island of Kauai on Oct. 28, and between Anchorage, Alaska, and Honolulu on Dec. 9.
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Alaska is often described as a Republican-leaning state with strong Libertarian tendencies. In presidential elections, the state's electoral college votes have been almost always won by a Republican nominee. Only once has Alaska supported a Democratic nominee, when it supported Lyndon B. Johnson in the landslide year of 1964, although the 1960 and 1968 elections were close. No state has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate fewer times. President George W. Bush won the state's electoral votes in 2004 by a margin of 25 percentage points with 61.1% of the vote. The city of Juneau and Midtown Anchorage are strongholds of the Democratic party.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Five Anchorage-area Lithia Motors dealerships have raised over $10,000 for the Spartan Brigade Memorial during the three-day Lithia Military Family Appreciation Sale. The new Spartan Brigade Memorial is being built to honor Soldiers from Fort Richardson's 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) who gave the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq.
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