U.S. Forest Service crews are fighting an approximately 2-acre forest fire, burning north of Ketchikan’s road system. The fire started about 4 p.m. Monday on state land in the Moser Bay area, Forest Service spokesman Paul Robbins Jr. said Tuesday morning.
Weather
As wildfire seasons worsen, scientists point to summer precipitation as major driving factor
Wildfire activity in the American West is likely to get worse in coming years. A new study out in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences points to the lack of precipitation in the summer as the major driving factor when it comes to increasing fire severity.
Nearly a year after Maria, Puerto Rico officials claim power is totally restored
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority says all homes without power from the devastating hurricane now have electricity. Other reports say some residents are still waiting.
Wind power will soon heat the homes of Pilot Point residents
Pilot Point is a part of a growing number of rural Alaska communities turning to wind to help heat homes because the cost of diesel is so expensive, especially in the winter.
Juneau residents experienced the warmest July ever recorded
The average July temperature of 61.2 degrees beat out the normal average temperature of 56.9 degrees. Also, it was only the third time ever that an average high temperature for July of over 70 degrees was recorded at the Juneau airport.
When the weather is extreme, is climate change to blame?
While it’s difficult to attribute individual events to climate change, scientists say global warming makes extreme weather more common.