Fire breaks down and builds up Alaska boreal forest

Fire breaks down and builds up Alaska boreal forest By Ned Rozell I once wrote about how fire had ravaged more than 10 percent of Interior Alaska during two smoky summers. A wildlife biologist called me out for choosing an inadequate verb. Tom Paragi chooses words that are more positive when he looks at a [...]

Anatomy of the worst fire year

Anatomy of the worst fire year By Ned Rozell [fusion_dropcap]I[/fusion_dropcap]n a gorgeous warm May this year, we have not yet sniffed the bitter scent of flaming spruce. When we do, many of us will think back to a year that still haunts us. In summer 2004, a Vermont-sized patch of Alaska burned in wildfires. That [...]

Fire on the mountain near the Yukon River

Fire on the mountain near the Yukon River By Ned Rozell [fusion_dropcap]A[/fusion_dropcap] smoking mountain near the Yukon River not far from Eagle is, after further study, still a puzzle. People first noticed acrid smoke in September 2012. The mountain has been steaming ever since, even through the coldest days of winter. Scientists thought a likely [...]