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Dozens of wildland fires reported across Alaska’s Arctic

4 Jun 2018

Point Hope, Alaska, United States

As of Tuesday, two new fires had started in the Galena Zone, bringing the total number of fires in the area to 35. To date this year, wildland fires have burned more than 44,000 acres in the region.

Anchorage Daily News / Shady Grove Oliver / The Arctic Sounder

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