I just learned from NBC Nightly news that if average temperature in Alaska increases from 30 to 31 degrees it has increased by 1/30th.
If average temperature in the lower 48 increases from 60 to 61 it has increased by 1/60th.
Therefore the temperature in Alaska is increasing twice the rate of temperature increases down here.
NBC forgot about absolute zero (their IQ.) Add 459.67 to those denominators.