Persian Rug Savvy

Alaska just hit a climate milestone — its first-ever heat advisory — Grist In the high glare of a summer evening in Fairbanks, Alaska, Ciara Santiago watched the mercury climb. A meteorologist at the National Weather Service office, she had the dubious honor of issuing the state’s first ever official heat advisory as temperatures were expected to hit the mid-80s.

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Photos: Iran’s unravelling carpet sales Sanctions and a hobbled economy pull the rug out from under Iran’s traditional carpet weavers.