A Painful Mix of Fire, Wind and Questions
From the New York Times:
“Investigators are now beginning the task, which will take months, of unraveling how a routine afternoon of cutting fire lines along the edge of a community threatened by flames turned into the deadliest day for wilderness firefighters in 80 years. …
“Experts say that wildfires across the West are becoming increasingly dangerous and unpredictable adversaries. They are burning bigger today than they were 30 years ago, a result of persistent drought and overgrown vegetation, which have led to longer and hotter fire seasons.”
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