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Panich52

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Sun Jun 21, 2015, 12:18 PM Jun 2015

Aftermath of Alaska's wildfires

Alaska Dispatch
Saturday, June 20, 2015

Burned-out Willow residents start long road to recovery
  
Willow residents finally got the official OK Friday to return home to areas around the heart of the Sockeye fire. But for some residents, there's nothing to go home to. 

Alaska News | Zaz Hollander
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http://www.adn.com/article/20150619/burned-out-willow-residents-start-long-road-recovery


Forecast predicts warm weather in Alaska through September
  
Alaska’s heat wave, which has already resulted in a record-hot May, is expected to continue all the way through the start of fall, says the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center.

Weather | Yereth Rosen
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http://www.adn.com/article/20150619/forecast-predicts-warm-weather-alaska-through-september


Shifting winds could bring wildfire smoke into Anchorage this weekend
  
Smoke from wildfires on the Kenai Peninsula is expected to move north into Anchorage and worsen air quality Saturday morning, the Weather Service warned Friday evening.

Weather | Alaska Dispatch News
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http://www.adn.com/article/20150619/shifting-winds-could-bring-wildfire-smoke-anchorage-weekend


Chisana River fire burns more than 17,000 acres in eastern Alaska
  
A lightning-sparked wildfire that has burned more than 17,000 acres in Alaska's eastern Interior is still growing and could threaten four cabins.

Environment | Tegan Hanlon
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http://www.adn.com/article/20150619/chisana-river-fire-burns-more-17000-acres-eastern-alaska


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