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Alaska wildfires linked to climate change


Climate Change and Wildfire in Alaska

Climate change is increasing the risk of large, frequent, and severe wildfires as rapidly warming temperatures and longer growing seasons affect Alaska.

Alaska's Changing Wildfire Environment | IARC

In most years, and all years with a substantial fire season, the majority of acres burned are caused by lightning ignitions. These fires are often in remote ...

Wildfires in Alaska: Shifting landscapes and fire management ...

As climate change leads to more intense and destructive Arctic wildfire seasons, how can we re-think fire management?

Climate Change and Wildfire in Alaska

How will changing wildfire patterns affect Alaska? Shift from conifers to hardwoods in boreal forests: Increasing fire severity in the Interior has led to a ...

Alaska's changing wildfire environment

Early season fire is often the result of human-caused ignitions when outdoor recreation activities and debris burning lead to unintentional fire starts. These ...

How Stopping Alaskan Wildfires Can Slow Climate Change

We conservatively estimate that keeping Alaskan wildfires at historical levels would avoid the release of up to 950 million metric tons of ...

5 Things to Know About Historic Alaska Fires - Woodwell Climate

The conditions for this wildfire season were facilitated by climate change, and the emissions that result from them will fuel further warming.

NASA Flights Link Methane Plumes to Tundra Fires in Western Alaska

More research is needed to understand how a future of increasing blazes at high latitudes could impact the global climate. Arctic permafrost ...

Wildfire Is Transforming Alaska and Amplifying Climate Change

Fires started by lightning are responsible for 90 percent of the acreage burned in Alaska and Canada's tundra and boreal forests. But lightning ...

Alaska firefighters experiment with targeting blazes to save carbon

But many scientists said wildfires, which are increasing in frequency and burning more land in Alaska due to climate change, release vast ...

Study: Alaska wildfires could trigger 'runaway climate change'

They warned that the pattern could lead to a 'runaway climate change scenario' where larger, more intense fires release more greenhouse gases

Arctic connected | Wildfires are devastating the Arctic

Wildfires are contributing to the climate crisis. In the summer of 2022, more than 12,000 square kilometers across Alaska were ...

Alaska's forest fires are shifting the region's carbon ... - Science

What they found surprised them: In the long run, their estimates suggest intensifying heat and more wildfires may lead to more carbon sequestration in Alaskan ...

An Alaska wildlife refuge is changing its wildfire strategy to limit ...

If carried out, the practice of fighting fires to prevent carbon emissions would be a first not just for Alaska but likely for the world's ...

Cascading effects of climate change and wildfire on a subarctic lake ...

Mean annual air temperature has been increasing in Alaska since the 1970s and is expected to continue to increase through the current ...

Wildfires and Climate Change - C2ES

Research shows that changes in climate create warmer, drier conditions. Increased drought, and a longer fire season are boosting these increases in wildfire ...

How Will Climate Change Impact the Alaskan Wildfire Season?

The magnitude and extremes of historical Alaskan wildfires have been linked with climate variability and anthropogenic climate change.

After a slow start, Alaska wildfire season wraps up as unremarkable

While wildfires in Alaska and elsewhere in the boreal north have been enhanced by climate change, the fires themselves add to a feedback loop ...

Wildfire in Alaska

However, dramatic new fires patterns may be emerging in high latitudes, linked to climate change. Alaska's 2007 Anaktuvuk fire was the largest tundra fire ...

What do Alaska Wildfires Mean for Global Climate Change?

Alaska's ecosystems are already some of the most vulnerable to climate change, with temperatures rising at a rate that's twice the global ...