As he contemplates another long snowmachine journey, Matthew Sturm might consider packing a raincoat. Rain fell in Interior Alaska a few weeks before his trip, glazing supercooled highways and forming a crust on the snowpack. “You remember all the jokes about how climate change is going to be good for (Alaskans)?” said Sturm, a snow […]
Although the nation’s largest active fire has continued to grow and is now at an estimated 192,831 acres, the fire’s growth has slowed considerably with the moderate rain in the area and is now 46% contained. The source of the blaze is still undetermined but investigators have ruled out the possibility of an abandoned camp […]
