This Year’s US Wildfires Have Already Set Records That Could Foreshadow a Smoky, Fiery Summer

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27032026/us-wildfires-already-setting-records-this-year/

As the Western United States limps away from one of the warmest and driest winters on record, wildfires have burned over 127 percent more acreage so far in 2026 than the 10-year average, potentially setting the stage for a long, fiery summer.

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LazyCat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 121d

I've read that we're supposed to get a super El Niño this year. Summer is going to really hot and dry this year. We might see something like the wild fires in Austrailia 2019-2020.

LLMhater1312@piefed.social · 1 pts · 136d

Well i cant say im surprised