Beetles and climate change helped create this huge wildfire in Alaska

Grist
By Eric HolthausMay 28, 2014, 3:31 pm23 pts
Alaska National GuardThe Alaskan national Guard deployed to help manage the 200,000 acre fire this week. Over the weekend, a megafire blossomed along the southern coast of Alaska, spreading smoke as far as Fairbanks, more than 500 miles north. For Alaskans, it could be a sign of what’s to come. The fire now…

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