tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post2108436976991288440..comments2024-03-28T07:09:59.093-08:00Comments on Deep Cold: Alaska Weather & Climate: Does Wet=Cool in Summer? The Fairbanks Evidence Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03946704894714514716noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-22230032809993516062017-05-21T10:05:14.229-08:002017-05-21T10:05:14.229-08:00Not a Tweeter but thanks for the fire table Rick. ...Not a Tweeter but thanks for the fire table Rick. Good info.<br /><br />One thing that influences the forest fire data was the degree to which the modern fire fighters suppressed them. In 2002 for example they let a 350,000 ac fire west of Nenana burn. They only protected structures. Some years they do more; some early years before the service existed in current form the fires burned the whole Interior at will. <br /><br />GaryNL7Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874712728971005352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-71925219225505207992017-05-20T18:55:50.947-08:002017-05-20T18:55:50.947-08:00Gary, I did not address the fire connection direct...Gary, I did not address the fire connection directly, but someone asked almost right away when I linked this on Twitter, so I've added a plot the highlights all the million acre seasons since 1940 (bearing in mind that the acreage estimates before the mid 1950s could well be seriously off). --Rick<br />Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03946704894714514716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-43801473509497676112017-05-20T17:43:43.810-08:002017-05-20T17:43:43.810-08:00Rick where do fires and smoke fit into these trend...Rick where do fires and smoke fit into these trends? Can we expect them at what frequency during a cool wet summer? Maybe that's tucked away here somewhere and a link's available.<br /><br />GaryNL7Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874712728971005352noreply@blogger.com