Dan Dillner News Today

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — By now, most Americans are intimately familiar with the wildfires burning across Canada since March. Wildfire smoked choked the skies in New York and Washington D.C. earlier in June and draped “Very Unhealthy” air across northern Illinois and Wisconsin today, causing some local governments to postpone outdoor events. Though the disaster […]

(CNN) — Unusually hot and dry northeastern and upper Midwest states are forecast to be wildfire hotspots this summer, while historically fire-prone Western states, including California, have a lower-than-normal predicted

Unusually hot and dry northeastern and upper Midwest states are forecast to be wildfire hotspots this summer, while historically fire-prone Western states, including California, have a lower-than-normal predicted wildfire risk.

Unusually hot and dry northeastern and upper Midwest states are forecast to be wildfire hotspots this summer, while historically fire-prone Western states, including California, have a lower-than-normal predicted wildfire risk.

MANCHESTER — Southern Vermont, like the rest of the state and much of the nation, is feeling the heat.

Vermont’s fire season typically takes place after the snow melts and before leaves emerge. Weather conditions this week have made fire risk worse.

Climate change is causing rain to drop heavier within shorter periods of time, potentially leaving longer dry spells amid rising temperatures.