Firefighters work on two fires in different areas of Alaska ...

Alaska’s spring season varies greatly across the state: from deep snow and below-zero temperatures in Fairbanks and Delta Junction, to clear skies and snowy forecasts in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and ...

As larger and more frequent fires reshape Alaska’s summers, prevention and preparedness remain everyone’s job.

It was raining buckets at the Tanana Valley Farmer's Market in Fairbanks on July 9: a major turning point for Interior Alaska's fire season. Visitors dodged the downpour, hopping from one tent-covered ...

But seasonal wildland fire outlooks usually don't factor in lightning because local lightning forecasts are difficult and time-consuming to put together. A group of researchers at the University of ...

Northern Alaska, long viewed as a frozen buffer against fire, is now breaking records that reach deep into prehistory. New research shows the 2023 wildfire season there was the most severe in at least ...

NEW YORK, May 25 (Reuters) - Firefighters in Alaska on Sunday were battling a massive wildfire that was pushing towards hundreds of homes and vacation cabins, with residents urged to be ready for a ...

Alaska wildfires burned more than 1 million acres this year, putting the 2025 season at about the average for recent decades. Alaska fire seasons of more than 1 million acres have become more frequent ...

Almost 50 large wildfires are burning in a dozen US states from Texas to Alaska. The McKinley Fire, which has now spread to more than 4,300 acres in Alaska, has destroyed at least 80 structures so far ...