National Weather Service to launch first heat advisories in Fairbanks and Juneau this summer in response to climate change.

The LaFrance administration introduced its proposed ordinance May 6 at an Anchorage Assembly meeting. It would criminalize ...

Smoke may be visible around Anchorage in the coming days as controlled burning gets underway Monday on the Hillside, between Hilltop Ski Area and the Prospect Heights Trailhead. State fire officials ...

Alaska’s wildfire season is shaping up to be especially dangerous this year, and the Alaska House of Representatives is ...

Smoke may be visible from Eielson, Chena Hot Springs Road, Salcha, and along the Richardson Highway between Fairbanks and ...

An explosion on Mount Spurr could generate massive cloud of ash, which could mess with airplanes and cause issues for humans.

Ky Holland, a nonpartisan lawmaker who represents parts of South Anchorage and Whittier in the Alaska Legislature and who has been active in community fire preparedness issues. ”Firewise ...

In the more wildfire-prone parts of the state, there’s also a trend to earlier snow melt, which dries things out sooner than it used to. The start of Alaska's wildfire season has been moved ...

(THE CONVERSATION) It’s no secret that warming temperatures, wildfires and flash floods are increasingly affecting lives across the United States. With the U.S. government now planning to ramp up ...