With warming the length of the fire season can be expected to grow, and local capacity for response, training and equipment should be adjusted appropriately. Respiratory problems will occur downwind of wildfires. Monitoring of lake conditions including timing of break-up and freeze-up, water level, temperature, turbidity, and other measures of change is recommended. Advisories for hazardous travel conditions including “quick sand in dry lake areas” should be shared through local networks. A local environmental observer program can help connect residents and local government with technical resources related to landscape changes and new wildlife and environmental impacts.
Tribe: Inupiat (Nuiqsut, Alaska); Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)
View Source Document: Climate Change in Nuiqsut, Alaska
Year: 2014
Topic:
Fire management.
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Region: Alaska
