Drought Impact Reporter

Heat, drought play role in Alaska's wildfires
9/4/2019 4:01:32 PM

CATEGORIES:

Fire
Plants & Wildlife

AFFECTED AREAS:

Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK

Start Date: 8/23/2019 -

While insect have played a role in in the wildfires that have burned Alaska forests this summer, heat and drought have had a larger impact. Alaska Public Media News (Anchorage, Alaska), Aug. 23, 2019

Sources

Alaska Public Media News . Experts: Heat and drought, not spruce beetles or leaf miners, turned Alaska forests into kindling - Alaska Public Media News (AK). Friday, August 23, 2019 https://www.alaskapublic.org/2019/08/23/experts-heat-and-drought-not-spruce-beetles-or-leaf-miners-turned-alaska-forests-into-kindling/.

Heat, drought play role in Alaska's wildfires9/4/2019 4:01:32 PM

Heat, drought play role in Alaska's wildfires
9/4/2019 4:01:32 PM