Firefighters fear disaster ahead as heat transforms landscape: 'The driest I've ever seen' [Los Angeles Times :: BC-CALIF-WILDFIRES-FIREFIGHTERFEARS:LA]
Firefighters fear disaster ahead as heat transforms landscape: ‘The driest I’ve ever seen’ [Los Angeles Times :: BC-CALIF-WILDFIRES-FIREFIGHTERFEARS:LA] LOS ANGELES – At Oak Flat Fire Station in the Angeles National Forest, veteran firefighters are already getting a bad feeling about this year. There has been so little rain, and rising temperatures caused by climate change have made the landscape drier than they’ve ever seen — ready to combust with the smallest spark. They’ve watc...
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