The 2023 wildfire season

Talk of Alaska by Alaska Public Media

May 9, 202300:58:58News & Politics

2022 was one of Alaska's worst years for wildfires on record. The following winter saw record-breaking levels of rain and snow around the state. Will that precipitation have an effect on this year's season, and how is cl...

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