Weather conditions that favor extreme fire potential have three things in common: high winds, low moisture in the atmosphere, and a parched landscape. Mike Crimmins, climate extension specialist...
Southwest Climate Blog
The Southwest Climate Blog, a new feature of the Southwest Climate Change Network Web site, will explore challenges that experts and community members in the region face in trying to understand climate variability and change and make informed decisions.
Flying over Texas last weekend, I saw clouds of smoke at 30,000 feet. Texas is burning, with many fires, fueled by strong winds, destroying forests, houses, churches, and ranches all over the...
It’s become a regular thing to turn on the news during the hot months of the year, and see images of wind-whipped flames devouring a California subdivision or a forested mountainside. In...