No injuries or building damages have been reported as a result of the fires in the Galena zone or the Deadman’s Slough fire. It is unknown when these fires will be put out.
Weather
Study looks at climate change’s effects on Kodiak berries, wildlife
Bill Pyle, supervisory wildlife biologist with Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, just wrapped up a two-year pilot study that study helps cement the monitoring methods they’ll use to study berry growth in the future.
Dillingham beekeepers set up hives, aiming to maintain them year-round
Pamela Murphy keeps bees for two reasons: It is a hobby and a research experiment that she is conducting in partnership with University of Alaska Fairbanks.
North Robertson wildfire suspected to be human caused
The season’s first major wildfire response is underway near Tok. The North Robertson Fire, about 30 miles northwest of Tok is being fought from the air and on the ground.
Ask a Climatologist: Will May gloom bring summer doom?
May weather can’t tell us much about what the rest of the summer will hold in Southcentral Alaska.
Military mortuary employee allegedly offered peek at John Glenn’s remains
DOD inspectors declined the offer and “at no time viewed the remains” during a review of the mortuary at Dover Air Force Base. The Air Force says it will investigate the incident.