US EditionDrought worsens in Colorado as hot, dry, windy weather fuels wildfire behavior — and risk — on Western Slope
COLORADO'S WESTERN SLOPE, AUG 9 – Extreme drought affects multiple Western Slope counties, with summer precipitation down 20% and escalating wildfire risks fueled by hot, dry, and windy conditions, experts say.
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Drought worsens in Colorado as hot, dry, windy weather fuels wildfire behavior — and risk — on Western Slope
Drought conditions are getting worse on Colorado’s Western Slope, increasing the risk of wildfires, even as several large fires are already burning, scorching thousands of acres and forcing evacuations. Colorado State Climatologist Russ Schumacher said the extended dry period on the Western Slope contains “echoes” of the climate patterns in 2020, the worst wildfire season in Colorado history, when the three largest wildfires recorded in the stat…
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