Lower Yukon River wildfire is among Alaska’s largest tundra fires on record
Tundra fires can speed up harmful climate feedback cycles.
June 15, 2022
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A wildfire that has scorched 153,505 acres near the Bering Sea mouth of the Yukon River is now Alaska’s largest tundra fire in 15 years and one of the largest in decades, according to a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist.
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