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A Perfect Wildfire Environment: How the PNW is trending towards harsher fire seasons (KTVL)

Tuesday, November 1, 2022   (0 Comments)
Posted by: Mollie Smith
Over the last several years, regions in Southern Oregon and Northern California have seen an increase in wildfire intensity, frequency and behavior, causing a lot of anxiety for the residents of these areas every year when fire season rolls around. So, many may be wondering what's in store for the future of this region. "Southern Oregon and Northern California are really at the epicenter of climate change and what that means is we have a lot of this green vegetation that's starting to dry out and that's fuel for fires," said News10 Meteorologist Holden LeCroy. "This area really needs to prepare for increased activity over the next 100-200 years."  Read More...

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