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Alaska's largest wildfires of year rage after 31,000 lightning strikes over 3-day period
Firefighters across the Final Frontier are working to contain dozens of blazes that have forced evacuations and occasionally ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner3d
Interior fires grow rapidly; multiple areas under 'Go' evacuation orders
Rapidly spreading wildfires across Interior Alaska have forced new evacuations, closed major highways, and destroyed homes as ...
Alaska Public Media2d
Homes lost, hundreds evacuated as wildfires explode across Interior Alaska
Dozens of lightning- and human-caused fires have started, intermittently closing major highways and leading to the ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner4d
Evacuation alerts for Parks Highway near Fairbanks, Denali expanded
Wildfires across Interior Alaska are prompting evacuation alerts from Denali to Salcha, with multiple communities under ...
Alaska Public Media7d
Crews scramble after heat, dry lightning spark multiple Alaska wildfires
This year's fire season started slowly due to cool and rainy weather, but it roared to life last week with near-record heat ...
The Independent5mon
Strong winds knock down pedestrian bridge and close one of Alaska’s busiest highways - The Independent
A highway worker reported the debris around 2:30 a.m. Traffic was rerouted and crews with saws and front-end loaders had it cleared by 6:30 a.m., department spokesperson Shannon McCarthy said by ...
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Driving the Alaska Highway - The New York Times
On an epic road trip, a family plots a course from Alaska to the Lower 48, passing through some of Canada’s most spectacular scenery. The tally: 2,200 miles, five national parks, numerous hot ...