tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post3852293559865421828..comments2024-03-28T07:09:59.093-08:00Comments on Deep Cold: Alaska Weather & Climate: Wildfire ActivityRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03946704894714514716noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-42820922339418005492019-07-03T14:33:20.135-08:002019-07-03T14:33:20.135-08:00I agree with BJ's comment about the blocking h...I agree with BJ's comment about the blocking high pressure system. Coming from Southcentral, this heat wave follows Anchorage's wettest May on record. Grasses and other understory plants had optimal growing conditions this spring. No doubt the hot, drying effect of the extended high pressure is at play. I'm curious what the ocean temperatures were like in the big fire years of 04-05'. Certainly these warm waters this far north aren't helping matters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-91250207367761320542019-07-03T09:11:26.922-08:002019-07-03T09:11:26.922-08:00Yes indeed, 2004 and 2005 were the number 1 and 3 ...Yes indeed, 2004 and 2005 were the number 1 and 3 fire acreage years. Other than 2015, no other years have come particularly close in recent decades.<br />Richard Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313902028896263276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-62161890477282337892019-07-02T19:02:48.686-08:002019-07-02T19:02:48.686-08:00Well, like always, I'm not an expert on anythi...Well, like always, I'm not an expert on anything, but I've lived in Fairbanks a while now (40 yrs) so there's that. What this summer reminds me of is the big fire yrs of '04-05 when I believe we had persistent high pressure over the interior that led to warm dry conditions and lots of wild fires. So maybe that's something that we're getting again?BJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11616582048497878998noreply@blogger.com