The closures of the campgrounds, facing the threat of falling trees, likely will last through summer, the state parks division said.
The northward shift to get to cooler weather was expected, but several experts were surprised by the move to the west, which was larger and in a majority of the species
Smoke from a wildfire in southwestern Greenland is hampering the wild reindeer hunt on the Arctic island.
Climate change before your eyes: Seas rise and trees die
Smoke from a wildfire in southwestern Greenland is hampering the wild reindeer hunt on the Arctic island, best known for its ice rather than burning grass and bushes.
Hot, dry weather over the northern Interior is keeping wildfire season alive longer than normal.
Drought levels have been raised already for parts of the province and Dave Campbell, with the B.C. River Forecast Centre, says the current forecast points to drought conditions provincewide in the coming weeks.
A wildfire north of Delta Junction has reignited. The more than 8,000-acre South Fork Salcha Fire was started by lightning earlier this month in a remote area about 70 miles southeast of Fairbanks.
Moose and other species have advanced north with warming temperatures. University of Alaska Fairbanks assistant professor of water and environmental research Ken Tape said movement of boreal species into far northern Alaska has corresponded over the last century with earlier snow-melt and river ice out.
Longview Farms just north of Victoria says mild weather a problem for seasonal farming
If you factor in wildlife changes, it could be even more.
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