Alaska on fire: Thousands of lightning strikes and a warming climate put Alaska on pace for another historic fire season
- Written by Rick Thoman, Alaska Climate Specialist, University of Alaska Fairbanks
A large tundra fire burned near St. Mary's, Alaska, on June 13, 2022.BLM Alaska Fire Service/Incident Management Team/John KernAlaska is on pace for another historic wildfire year, with its fastest start to the fire season on record. By mid-June 2022, over 1 million acres had burned. By early July, that number was well over 2 million acres, more...