Alaska Desk

Wildfire smoke isn’t just irritating – it’s downright unhealthy. Short- and long-term exposure can cause a wide range of health issues, from eye irritation to bronchitis, to heart problems.

They also want to share what they’re learning about the upper atmosphere by shooting massive amounts of radio waves at it.

It takes grit to carry a 16-pound weight around with nothing but a couple millimeters of skin and cartilage.

Sometimes big, furry problems call for big, furry solutions.

Nearly 400 firefighters are working to protect homes and infrastructure along the highway corridor between Nenana and Fairbanks.

Wet weather has been helping firefighters’ progress, but it’s also making air quality worse in the Interior

Many of Alaska’s almost 200 wildfires are gaining ground after last week’s colder, wetter weather helped firefighters beat them back.

Fairbanks Borough Mayor Grier Hopkins said it’s imperative that people get out when the orders come down.

Officials are still assessing the damage, but the Denali Borough mayor says he knows for certain that people have lost their primary residences.

The National Weather Service says Delta Junction and Tok will see the worst smoke over the next week.