Colorado experts weigh in on summer wildfire concerns after record warm winter
… Colorado has already seen multiple wildfires break out in the past couple weeks alone; and though most experts recognize the state’s fire season is year round at this point, they still have great concern for the upcoming core summer fire season. … “We’ve seen an unprecedented drying trend this winter and no one really knows when that’s going to end,” said Jeff Rasmussen, branch chief of fire planning for the Division of Fire Prevention and Control. … “Those fuels will be available as long as there’s no snow on the ground.”
Other wildfire and water news:
- Active NorCal (Redding, Calif.): Study finds dangerous fire weather is increasing, raising concerns for Northern California
- Reno Gazette Journal: Opinion: Nevada ecologist warns Fix Our Forests Act could harm forests
- Defense Visual Information Distribution Service: Blog: The fire that never starts
- Science of the Total Environment: Report: Impacts of wildfire-related chemicals on surface drinking water sources
