The US fire season is heating up. Are we in for severe blazes and burns? Extreme temperatures and flammable grass fed by a wet winter are among this year’s biggest risks, experts say The Guardian - US · Jun 8, 2024
California escaped deadly wildfires this summer. The danger isn’t over yet An unusually wet winter tamped down conditions so far in 2023, but experts say the state can’t afford to rely on luck The Guardian - US · Sep 3, 2023
‘Double-edged sword’: why the badly needed rains in California could fuel catastrophic fires Downpours bumped California out of the most extreme categories of drought, but the storms also left behind a dangerous mess The Guardian - US · Feb 13, 2023
As Western flames spread, California sees its largest 2022 fire Crews battling the largest wildfire so far this year in California braced for thunderstorms and hot, windy conditions that created the potential for additional fire growth Sunday. WEKU · Aug 1, 2022
McKinney fire grows into California’s largest this year as thunderstorms fuel concerns Huge blaze burns out of control as crews also battling fires in Montana, Idaho, Hawaii and Texas The Guardian - US · Aug 1, 2022
Heat, wind threaten to whip up growing Western US wildfires Major wildfires in California and Montana have grown substantially as firefighters protected remote communities amid hot, windy weather across the U.S. West that has created the potential for even more spread The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2022
Two California fires in the Sierra Nevada have very different outcomes. Why? The two fires started just 17 miles apart in the rugged terrain of California's western Sierra Nevada — but their outcomes couldn't have been more different. Los Angeles Times · Jul 30, 2022