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Wildfire Season Has Begun in Alaska; Some of 85 Active Blazes Cause Smoke to Drift Toward Nome

By Davis Hovey | June 6, 2018

An aerial view of smoke rising from a wildfire in the Alaska wilderness.

Beth Ipsen with the Alaska Fire Service says “cluster fires” near Buckland and Kotzebue may bring smoky skies to Nome.

Smoke in the Sky!

By KNOM Radio | August 27, 2015

Smoke in Nome's weather forecast

Daily life in Alaska is predictably unpredictable, and this summer’s weather in Western Alaska was no exception.