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June 25, 2015

Warmer weather means more wildfires in Alaska

  • Records on Alaska wildfires date to 1939 and show that three of the worst fire seasons have come in the last 12 years.
    • By DAN JOLING
    Associated Press

    ANCHORAGE — Alaska residents endure the nation's harshest winters for the reward of beautiful summer days with sunshine that lingers until midnight.

    But increasingly, large wildfires have marred the pristine outdoors, filling the skies with black smoke and forcing people who live near forests to flee for safety.


     
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