Heat wave sparks historically unseasonable wildfires in West
| The week after one of the worst heat waves in the history of the western U.S., a series of wildfires have already broken out unseasonably early, sparking fears that this will be one of the worst fire seasons ever.
The normal wildfire season of last summer and fall is approaching at a time when the entire West has experienced an unusually low winter snowpack and an early snow melt. This has led to dryer conditions that could exacerbate fires by July and August as well as into early autumn. |
