Alaska on fire: Thousands of lightning strikes and a warming climate put Alaska on pace for another historic fire season
Fires today are hotter and more destructive, thanks in part to a warming climate.
July 6, 2022 • ~7 min
Fires today are hotter and more destructive, thanks in part to a warming climate.
A clearer understanding of the true treatment costs of dementia for American Indian and Alaska Native adults could help health services better meet the needs of the populations they serve.
Homegrown tomatoes and corn in Alaska? Climate change could make it possible in the 2030s and ‘40s – a rare silver lining for this fast-warming state.
Addressing racial and ethnic health gaps is becoming even more important as the US population continues its shift toward a minority-majority nation.
Sea ice is thinning at an alarming rate. Snow is shifting to rain. And humans worldwide are increasingly feeling the impact of what happens in the seemingly distant Arctic.
Alaska is warming faster than any other U.S. state, and that’s causing problems, a team of bridge engineers and social scientists explains. The infrastructure bill in Congress would offer some help.
Alaska is warming faster than any other U.S. state. That’s causing problems for river crossings, as a team of bridge engineers and social scientists explains.
Scientists are urging the Biden administration to protect mature US forests as a climate change strategy, starting with the Tongass National Forest in Alaska.
A new study finds more deciduous trees like aspen are growing in after severe fires in the region, and that has some unexpected impacts.
A new study finds more deciduous trees like aspen are growing in after severe fires in the region, and that has some unexpected impacts.
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