Thousands of lightning strikes spark more than a dozen wildfires in Northwest Alaska

Kotzebue, Alaska, United States

On Tuesday night, the state of Alaska saw thousands of lightning strikes. “Most of the 3,800 lightning strikes were concentrated in the Northwest Arctic,” said BLM Alaska Fire Service spokeswoman Beth Ipsen. There are several communities in close proximity to new fires.


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