wildfire
On September 8, the North Pole's ice cover shrank to 1.64 million square miles. Moreover, air temperatures were 2 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit higher than average over the Arctic at 3,300 feet above the surface.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Can we change our land-use patterns and fire-safety behavior to avoid tragic deaths and property loss during these wildfires, and reduce the millions of dollars spent fighting them?
With fresh, visceral images of past Category-5 hurricanes in our minds, many forecasters have predicted another active storm season for the Gulf Coast and Eastern Seaboard regions.