Why wildfires in California are more dangerous in summer and fall
It’s almost July, which is typically the beginning of California’s fire season. You’ve probably heard that wildfires in the Golden State have increasingly become a year-round danger, no longer limited to a few months a year. But even still, the start of the traditional summer-and-fall fire season brings a slew of heightened risks for us to contend with. … By the time summer arrives, California has typically gone months without rain, and warm weather has left vegetation bone-dry. So the fires that erupt then tend to burn hotter and faster — and are harder to control.
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