Tag: wildfires

Computer Models Aid Firefighters

The wildfires around Nulato and Ruby on the Yukon River have been burning slowly but steadily this week. The Nulato Fire has covered more than 26 thousand acres, while a series of fires around Ruby have burned close to 65 thousand acres.

Moose Could Benefit from Wildfire Aftermath

Moose will benefit from the massive wildfires that burned south of Fairbanks this summer. Three large wildfires burned in excess of 700,000 acres,...

Alaska News Nightly: August 18, 2009

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Alaska News Nightly: August, 12, 2009

Photo by Christopher Ho, KYUK - Bethel U.S. Secretaries Arne Duncan, Steven Chu, Shaun Donovan, and Tom Vilsack listen to Elder Peter Jacob at the Bethel...

Alaska News Nightly: August 7, 2009

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Fairbanks Gets Rain, Smoke and Poor Visibility

Fairbanks is getting some much needed rain, the first appreciable precipitation since June. But wildfire smoke severely degraded air quality in Fairbanks overnight.The wildfire...

Alaska News Nightly: August 5, 2009

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Alaska News Nightly: July 30, 2009

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Alaska News Nightly: July 22, 2009

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