Fire weather days

Axios

 

 Axios - Fire weather days — when a volatile mix of low humidity, strong winds and high temperatures make a severe blaze more likely — have increased in number across much of the Lower 48 states dur ing the past 50 years, Axios' Andrew Freedman and Kavya Beheraj write.Wildfire seasons are getting longer and more intense, especially in the West, according to an analysis by Climate Central, a nonprofit climate research group. Why it matters: More people than ever are living in areas prone to fires, meaning managing wildfire risk is becoming a much bigger challenge