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Climate change affecting life in Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
27 Jul 2024
Alaska Beacon
Background
Fire numbers fall in B.C. as fire near Golden destroys structures, spurs evacuation
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
25 Jul 2024
British Columbia
Background
Climate change could be worsening the northern housing crunch
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
15 Jul 2024
CBC
Background
City of Port Alberni to ban all outdoor fires amid heat wave
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
10 Jul 2024
Alberni Valley News
Background
B.C. Wildfire Service keeping watch on some out-of-control fires as the heats rises
6 Jul 2024
Vancouver Sun
Background
Yukon fire season 'normal' so far, with major fires unlikely in coming weeks, officials say
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
16 Jun 2024
CBC
Background
An Alaska wildlife refuge is changing its wildfire strategy to limit carbon emissions
Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
5 Jun 2024
Anchorage Daily News
Background
Need to evacuate this summer? NWT says you're getting $800
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
17 May 2024
NNSL Media
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Hawaii study shows almost 75% of Maui wildfire survey participants have respiratory issues
Lahaina, Hawaii, United States
15 May 2024
AP News
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Canada's 2024 wildfire season expected to be even worse than last year's
Canada
17 Apr 2024
nationalpost
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Canada's wildfires blamed for rise in global loss of tree cover outside of tropics
Canada
4 Apr 2024
CBC
Background
11 people charged in Sweden's biggest ever environmental crime case
Botkyrka, Sweden
27 Dec 2023
Background
The Norwegian Electricity Authority finds faults in almost three out of four solar panels
Norway
21 Dec 2023
NRK
Background
Researcher illustrates animal behaviour in wildfire-burned forest
Northwest Territories, Canada
3 Nov 2023
CBC
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N.W.T. fires have released 97 megatonnes of carbon, says European agency — 277 times what its people emit
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
28 Aug 2023
CBC
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N.W.T. man recounts nightmarish escape from wildfire — and how a Hay River man saved his life
Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada
14 Aug 2023
CBC
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How the Maui wildfires devastated Lahaina, hour by hour
Lahaina, Hawaii, United States
13 Aug 2023
Washington Post
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Wildfires in the Interior, potential drought in Southeast as record heat drags into August
Alaska, United States
7 Aug 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Borough wood stove change-out program continues
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
26 Jun 2023
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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Drought and rising heat bring unusual wildfire warnings in Northern Europe
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
16 Jun 2023
Los Angeles Times
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High risk of wildfires in many parts of Sweden
Haninge, Stockholm, Sweden
23 May 2023
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Alaska sends firefighters, air tanker to help with Alberta’s ‘unprecedented’ early wildfire season
Alberta, Canada
12 May 2023
Alaska Public Media
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A young Yup’ik climate advocate is committed to centering Indigenous knowledge in science
Kongiganak, Alaska, United States
4 May 2023
Alaska Public Media
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As rural communities prepare for climate change, a UAA scientist is trying to connect them with data
Alaska, United States
26 Apr 2023
Alaska Public Media
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How melting Arctic ice could be fueling extreme wildfires in Alaska
Alaska, United States
20 Apr 2023
KTOO
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Will heavy snow cover dampen Alaska’s fire season? Experts say don’t count on it.
Alaska, United States
18 Apr 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Water crisis in Catalonia
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
29 Mar 2023
NRK
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Wildfire smoke may have amplified arctic phytoplankton bloom
22 Sep 2022
EurekAlert!
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Vulnerable residents flown out of St. Mary’s as major tundra fire closes in
St. Mary's, Alaska, United States
10 Jun 2022
Alaska Public Media
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Borough climate change planning effort gears up
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
14 May 2022
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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Russia's 2021 Wildfires Now Largest in Its Recorded History
Russia
17 Aug 2021
The Moscow Times
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US communities say dire predictions in UN climate report already unfolding
United States
17 Aug 2021
The Hill
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B.C. Wildfires 2021: Hundreds of properties on evacuation order or alert as wildfire between Oliver and Osoyoos spreads
Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada
20 Jul 2021
Vancouver Sun
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Alaska research on wildfire smoke's impact on health paints clearer picture
Alaska, United States
9 Jun 2021
Alaska Public Media
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As climate change increases Alaska’s wildfire risk, power companies say California-style blackouts could arrive in Alaska
Alaska, United States
28 Mar 2021
Anchorage Daily News
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Study finds wildfire caused massive bird die-off
Colorado, United States
21 Mar 2021
High Country Kids
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Alaska could see more dangerous thunderstorms as Arctic sea ice melts and evaporation increases
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
24 Feb 2021
Anchorage Daily News
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Are you waiting for the snow? Then the meteorologist has bad news
Tromsø, Troms, Norway
2 Jan 2021
www.nordlys.no
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The neverending wildfire season in Colorado 2020
Colorado, United States
20 Nov 2020
KOAA
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On land, Australia's rising heat is 'apocalyptic'; in the ocean, it's even worse
Australia
28 Dec 2019
The Straits Times
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Monitoring water quality after wildfires
Paradise, California, United States
28 Nov 2019
Chemical & Engineering News
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Koalas ‘Functionally Extinct’ After Australia Bushfires Destroy 80% of Their Habitat
New South Wales and Queensland, Australia
23 Nov 2019
Forbes
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Yukon's fire season was one of most complex and challenging in years
6 Oct 2019
CBC
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Wildfire smoke's health impacts lingered for years, according to Montana study
30 Aug 2019
Alaska Public Media
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Wildfire smoke drifts back into Anchorage area
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
26 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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State reevaluates evacuation orders for McKinley fire-impacted homes; Swan Lake fire spurs highway closures and more smoke
26 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Wildfire roundup: Here’s the latest on Southcentral Alaska blazes
20 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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As crews fight destructive Susitna Valley wildfire, evacuees prepare for recovery
Willow, Alaska, United States
20 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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UAF project seeks to provide air quality data for rural, remote Alaska areas
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
25 Jul 2019
Alaska Public Media
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Forced from Paradise: Leaving home after one of America’s deadliest wildfires
Paradise, California, United States
23 Jul 2019
Washington Post
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Он гарсаар 89 удаагийн ой, хээрийн түймэр гараад байна
Mongolia
16 Jul 2019
News.MN - Мэдээллийн эх сурвалж
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NTSB: Smoke limited visibility in area of Kenai Peninsula plane crash that killed 3
Seward, Alaska, United States
11 Jul 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Swan Lake Fire spreads smoky haze to much of Southcentral
Sterling, Alaska, United States
27 Jun 2019
Alaska Public Media
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Warm, windy weather stokes Kenai Peninsula wildfire, leading to traffic delays and campground closures
Ridgeway, Alaska, United States
23 Jun 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Alberta wildfires linked to climate change, scientist says
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
9 Jun 2019
CBC
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Huerfano County prepares for potentially major flooding
Walsenburg, Colorado, United States
6 Mar 2019
KOAA.com
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2018 was the 4th-warmest year on record, NOAA and NASA reveal
6 Feb 2019
CBC
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Inuvik infrastructure may not be ready for climate change
Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
28 Jan 2019
CBC
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PG&E, utility tied to wildfires, will file for bankruptcy
Sacramento, California, United States
15 Jan 2019
CNN
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Yukon's fire season was one of most complex and challenging in years
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
6 Jan 2019
CBC
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Climate Change Is Fueling Wildfires Nationwide
Western United States
27 Nov 2018
New York Times
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72 million to three counties worst afffected by summer wildfires - Radio Sweden
Gävleborgs län, Sweden
9 Oct 2018
Radio Sweden
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How smoky skies from wildfires is affecting mental health
British Columbia, Canada
21 Aug 2018
CBC
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Wildfire smoke blanketing much of B.C. causing health concerns, traffic warnings
British Columbia, Canada
19 Aug 2018
The Globe and Mail
Background
N.W.T. had lower than average wildfire season this year, says government | CBC News
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
18 Aug 2018
CBC
Background
Photos: How climate change is transforming Canada
Canada
26 Jul 2018
Canadian Geographic
Background
Kenow Wildfire 2017
Waterton Lakes, Alberta, Canada
30 Aug 2017
Background
Once-lush McHugh Creek trails were transformed by July's wildfire
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
24 Aug 2017
Anchorage Daily News
Background
How do wildfires affect water quality?
1 Mar 2016
Washington State Lake Protection Association
Background
Fire hastens permafrost collapse in Arctic Alaska, study finds
Alaska, United States
Phys.org
Background
Tundra fire slows, but still aiming at Southwest Alaska villages
St. Mary's, Alaska, United States
Anchorage Daily News
Background
Alaska never saw large tundra fires like the East Fork Fire until climate change provided more fuel
St. Mary's, Alaska, United States
Alaska Public Media
Background
Russian planes seed clouds as raging wildfires near Siberian power plant
Yakutsk, Sakha, Russia
ArcticToday
Background
New study finds black spruce trees struggling to regenerate amid more frequent arctic fires
EurekAlert!
Background
Alaska fire agencies offer wildfire-smoke reports online
Alaska, United States
Alaska Public Media
Background
Trudeau convenes emergency crisis team as thousands prepare to flee wildfires in N.W.T.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
CBC
Background
By road and by air, Yellowknifers head home after 3-week evacuation
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
CBC
Background
Drones, AI, goats: The new playbook to curb wildfires
Greece
Background
Why is Canada building a pipeline through a province on fire?
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Wilderness Committee
Background
Alaska firefighters experiment with targeting blazes to save carbon
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Washington Post
Background
In Hawaii, coral is the foundation of life. What happened to it after the Lahaina wildfire?
Lahaina, Hawaii, United States
AP News
Background
Yellowknife wildfire flares up in areas but is still being 'held,' officials say
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
CBC
Background
Climate-fuelled wildfires testing the limits of Canada's aging water bombers
Canada
CBC
Background
Vast wildfires in Russia's Yakutia have already set an emissions record
Yakutsk, Sakha, Russia
ArcticToday
Background
2021 'amazing' record low year for fires in Yellowknife
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
CBC
Background
Alaska’s weird fire season ain’t over yet
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Background
Prey driven away by wildfire, YKDFN Chief says wolves are turning to Yellowknife for food
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
CBC
Background
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