Fire season in Yukon, northwestern Canada was ‘complex and challenging’
Damien Burns, the director of Yukon Wildland Fire Management, says firefighters in Yukon had quite a summer this year —
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‘History-maker’ wildfire in northwestern Canada could flare up again, politician worries
Don Hutton, a retired wildland firefighter, says he’s never seen anything like the “history-maker” fire that raged near Mayo and
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Residents on alert as crews battle large wildfire in northwestern Canada
Eighteen people have been flown out of the vicinity of a growing wildfire in central Yukon (northwestern Canada), while other
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Health impacts of wildfire smoke can linger for years, U.S. study says
This summer has been filled with smoke for communities near the Swan Lake fire like Sterling and Cooper landing in
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Drivers describe ‘hellfire’ on Southcentral Alaska highway Sunday
Marina Brooks was traveling the Sterling Highway from Anchorage to her home in Anchor Point, in Southcentral Alaska, Sunday night
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Calm winds helping firefighters battle wildfires in southcentral Alaska
Calm winds are aiding firefighters as they continue to battle blazes throughout Southcentral. On Thursday, the McKinley Fire, between Willow
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Local firefighters first to fight southcentral Alaska wildfires
Dozens of wildland firefighters have arrived from the Lower 48 this week to fight the McKinley fire south of Talkeetna.
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Alaska wildfire evacuees begin to learn fate of their homes
When residents fled the worsening McKinley fire in southcentral Alaska on Saturday and Sunday, many left their homes not knowing
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Extreme weather fuelling wildfires in southcentral Alaska
Usually by August, peak fire season has passed. But fire and climate experts say conditions in Southcentral Alaska were nearly
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A breakdown of wildfires raging in southcentral Alaska
Major wildfires continued to burn north and south of Anchorage Monday, threatening property and major infrastructure, snarling highway travel and
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Southcentral Alaska wildfire: evacuations, burnt structures and highway closures
At least 50 structures burned Sunday in the McKinley wildfire north of Anchorage, according to the Division of Forestry. The
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Large wildfires in Yukon, northwestern Canada threaten highway
Fire crews are battling a pair of major wildfires on the North Klondike Highway near Dawson City that are creating
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Clear-cutting more harmful to mushrooms than forest fires, Finnish study finds
Commercial clear-felling of trees is more harmful to fungi than forest fires, according to a recent doctoral thesis published at
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Wildfire smoke brings more respiratory complaints in Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska health care providers have seen more patients with respiratory problems in recent days because of poor air quality.
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Wildfires in Alaska and Yukon producing smoky conditions
Yukon’s chief medical officer of health issued an air quality advisory Monday as much of the territory was blanketed by
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