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The following is a list of events of the year2021 inAlaska.

• Governor:Mike Dunleavy (R)

Ongoing:COVID-19 pandemic in Alaska

• January 26: Alaska reports its first case of the UK variant ofSARS-CoV-2.^[1]
• February 24:
  • GovernorMike Dunleavy tests positive for COVID-19 following a brief period of isolation after suspected exposure.^[2]
  • Alaska reports their first case of theLineage P.1 variant first detected inBrazil in a person fromAnchorage with no known travel history.^[3]
• March 9: GovernorMike Dunleavy announces that Alaska will drop its eligibility requirements for theCOVID-19 vaccine and allow all residents over the age of 16 to receive it, thereby becoming the first state to do so. The state has also led other states in the percentage of its population to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.^[4]
• March 18: Representatives fromChina and the U.S. meet inAnchorage for diplomatic talks.^[5]
• March 27: AEurocopter AS350B3 helicopter crashes into aglacier near Anchorage,, killing five people, includingCzechbillionairePetr Kellner. One crew member survived and has been hospitalized.^[6]
• June 1:U.S. Secretary of the InteriorDeb Haaland suspends all oil and gas drilling leases in Alaska'sArctic National Wildlife Refuge, pending further review of their environmental impacts.U.S. PresidentJoe Biden previously on January 20 issued anexecutive order freezingoil and gas exploration activities at the Refuge for similar reasons.^[7]
• July 28: An8.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Alaska, with at least two strong aftershocks (6.2 and 5.6) and promptingtsunami warnings. It is the strongestearthquake to hit theUnited States since the1965 Rat Islands earthquake, which also occurred off the Alaskan coast.^[8]
• December 26:Kodiak sets the highest temperature ever recorded in December in the state of Alaska, reaching 19.4 °C (66.9 °F). TheAleutian Islands and island communities in West Alaska have seen abnormally high temperatures since mid-December, including eight straight days of over 10 °C (50 °F) inUnalaska, including 13.3 °C (55.9 °F) onChristmas Day, the warmest Christmas temperature on record for the state. Temperature anomalies for late December reach 10–15 °C (18–27 °F) in some areas. The state also lately experiences unusually wet spells of weather.^[9]

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