Much of the state still has 2 to 5 feet of snow blanketing the ground, but experts say that won’t necessarily deliver a calm fire season.
The Apoon Pass fire, seen from the air on June 11, is the second-largest tundra fire on record in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Vegetation changes driven by climate warming have made the tundra more flammable, experts say.
Alison York, coordinator for the Alaska Fire Science Consortium, said while a heavy snowpack may push back the start to the season, it doesn’t have any impact on how intense fires will be. York said that’s because the key fuel that burns in Alaska wildfires is plant debris called “duff.” And duff doesn’t retain moisture from snow.
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