wildfire

With time running out, snow drought and warm weather raise wildfire risk in the West

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A combination of unusually balmy winter weather across much of the Western United States and one of the worst snow droughts in decades has experts bracing for what could be a particularly intense wildfire season. The snowpack is well below average for this time of year in nearly all Western states, with little time remaining … Read more

Crews in Florida battle 25,000-acre wildfire near ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

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Crews in South Florida were trying to contain a wildfire in Big Cypress National Preserve that had burned more than 25,000 acres (100 square kilometers) near the immigration detention facility known as “ Alligator Alcatraz ” as of Wednesday. The fire caused periodic lane closures due to smoke and poor visibility on the stretch of … Read more