In high school chemistry, you must have learned how fire starts.
Now, as you well know, with heat (scorching hot temperatures), oxygen and fuel (trees) present, wildfires have become more deadly, as wildfires all across the U.S. West coast, fueled by the monster heat wave, have already burned tens of thousands of acres throughout the Northwest.
Needless to say, firefighters are faced with daunting challenges ahead.
Staggering damage aside, gusting winds, a lack of rain, and the monster heat wave have given yet another opportunity for the wildfires to exacerbate the already dire situation.
Considering climate change a foe and dedicated to pushing back against it, Washington state governor, Jay Inslee, said last Wednesday "all's well that ends well" - if Washingtonians are determined to fight climate change, despite having to suffer through this tough summer, they will finally succeed in the fight against climate change.
A drought warning is now in force in Washington state.
While the weather across the Pacific Northwest has generally become cooler this month, the same cannot be said for the next three months. According to climatologist Nick Bond, the temperatures now may not be hitting record levels, but it is still above average; Precipitation levels are persistently below average either. "There's no sign of any monster heat wave or anything like we had at the end of June, but after some more moderate weather, give it a few days maybe into early next week, it looks like it's going to warm up some."
Suffice it to say, an early and long wildfire season is slated for the next few months, as this year's summer is slated to be one of the hottest on record.
Having learned a painful lesson, farmer living on the U.S. West coast now have the know-how to prevent their crops from sun damage. As such, they have reportedly started battening down the hatches, so as to prevent their crops from being literally baked again.
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