Heat waves affected the most people by far.
Climate Change
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta wildfires, part of a new pattern, push Alaska to early season milestone
Alaska wildfires have already burned 1 million acres, crossing that threshold earlier in the summer than in any summer in recent decades.
In a place with little sea ice, polar bears have found another way to hunt
An isolated group of polar bears living on the rugged coast of southeast Greenland have figured out how to eke out a living, even though the sea ice there melts away early in the year.
There’s a nationwide Sriracha shortage, and climate change may be to blame
The company that makes Sriracha told customers it will have to stop making the sauce for the next few months due to “severe weather conditions affecting the quality of chili peppers.”
Alaska never saw large tundra fires like the East Fork Fire until climate change provided more fuel
The East Fork Fire in Western Alaska is the state’s largest at the moment, and it’s burning in a region where, just a couple decades ago, large fires would not have been expected at all.
Residents and fire crews rush to shield St. Mary’s from historic tundra fire
A historically massive wildfire is threatening four villages on the Yukon River.