After a slow start, Alaska wildfire season wraps up as unremarkable
Unusually cold and wet conditions delayed Alaska wildfires until waves of lightning strikes arrived in late July.
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Unusually cold and wet conditions delayed Alaska wildfires until waves of lightning strikes arrived in late July.
Getting information about where wildfire smoke is headed in Alaska has become easy for the public, thanks to collaboration between the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the Alaska Fire Service.
Wildfires in the tundra come with unique challenges face by BLM fire crews.
Statewide fires have claimed nearly 47 thousand acres with approximately 133 fires burning in Interior Alaska since Tuesday, August 1.
There were over 30,000 lightning strikes in Alaska from Monday through Wednesday.