The decades-long drying trend that increased fire risk in the US Southwest
- Posted on January 14, 2025
- By The Sydney Morning Herald
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The decades-long drying trend that increased fire risk in the US Southwest
The region, including southern California, is the driest it has been since the year 800 after a decade-long “megadrought”, creating tinderbox conditions that underlie the catastrophic fires in Los Angeles.