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Extreme lightning adds more wildfires to historic season in Alaska

An unusual spate of lightning has ignited more than 50 new wildfires in Alaska, worsening air quality, spurring communities to prepare to evacuate and exacerbating an already historic fire season in the state.

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Extreme lightning adds more wildfires to historic season in Alaska

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