Exceptional Drought and High Winds Put Interior Washington at Wildfire Risk

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports that interior Washington state is facing exceptional drought, the most severe classification by U.S. standards. Combined with high winds, the conditions create extreme wildfire risks. He notes that remote fires are harder to fight due to limited access and imperfect coordination among firefighting agencies.


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