For forest fires, a ‘new normal’

After a record-setting fire season in 2017, this year “is showing all signs of another historic year,” said interim Forest Service chief Vicki Christiansen on Thursday. “I will say above normal is our new normal.” About 1.3 million acres have already burned this year. Last year, wildfires burned 10 million acres, an area the size… » Read More

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