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22 July 2025 / Anchorage Daily News / Seth Kantner
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The tundra is burning

Kotzebue, Northwest Alaska, United States

In July 2025, lightning-triggered wildfires near the Kobuk River in Northwest Alaska threatened local homes and the tundra ecosystem. The author returned by small plane to set up firebreaks and sprinkler systems with fire crews to protect his sod house and surrounding caribou habitat.


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