Smoke from the Siberian wildfires also stretched over 1,200 miles on Wednesday to reach all the way to Mongolia.
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State sees slow improvement in Fairbanks air quality
The report shows the Fairbanks North Star Borough still exceeds the national ambient air quality standard of 35 micrograms/cubic meter.
There’s more sea ice in the Chukchi Sea than last fall, but it’s still historically low
Last year saw the lowest fall sea ice extent in the Chukchi Sea on record — and this year’s sea ice extent is still way below the historical average.
Watch: Running 2020, A legislative debate series
Tonight is the second of two live debates featuring the most hotly contested legislative races on the ballot beginning at 7 p.m.
Trailing by 14 votes, Coghill asks for recount
By law, the state will pay for a recount if the difference between candidates is 20 votes or fewer — or less than 0.5% of the total votes cast.
Another Fairbanks-area resident has died of COVID-19, state reports 115 new cases
Of new cases, the majority, 49, are residents of Anchorage, but non-resident seafood workers in Seward account for 22 new cases.
Juneau residents among 60 new cases of COVID-19 identified over the weekend
A nonresident in the mining industry was also identified as COVID-19 positive in Juneau
Number of coronavirus cases in Alaska jumps to 59
Two of the people who tested positive for the disease were hospitalized and in critical condition, Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink said at a news conference Wednesday evening.
Tammie Wilson resigns from Alaska Legislature to take state job
Wilson is taking a job with a state agency that she’s often fought against during her 10 years in the Alaska House of Representatives.
Below-average sea ice levels are expanding Arctic shipping options
As of Aug. 31, Arctic sea ice coverage dropped to the third-lowest extent on satellite record for that day, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center.