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Smoke rises from a wildfire in East Anchorage, Alaska, on July 2, 2019. A recent series of wildfires near Anchorage and the hottest day on record have sparked fears that a warming climate could soon mean serious, untenable blazes in urban areas — just like in the rest of the drought-plagued American West. (Jason Jordet/ Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection via AP)