Forest Fire Season Has Started
Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 2:46 pm
Hi all,
The 2022 summer forest fire season has started early again, and smoke is already starting to show up in our skies (see the purple in this map from Astrospheric).
This smoke is coming from the Calf Canyon and Cerro Pelado wildfires in New Mexico. In total there are 600 fires presently burning in Arizona and New Mexico. Last year's strong monsoon create a lot of greenery in the region that has now dried out. That biomass is now ripe for burning. And high winds are fanning the flames, particularly in New Mexico.
Scientists say that higher temperatures due to climate change are melting winter snows earlier, turning these areas into potential fire zones earlier each year.
For more info: https://earthsky.org/earth/fire-season- ... ZUMibLwbKw
Suresh
The 2022 summer forest fire season has started early again, and smoke is already starting to show up in our skies (see the purple in this map from Astrospheric).
This smoke is coming from the Calf Canyon and Cerro Pelado wildfires in New Mexico. In total there are 600 fires presently burning in Arizona and New Mexico. Last year's strong monsoon create a lot of greenery in the region that has now dried out. That biomass is now ripe for burning. And high winds are fanning the flames, particularly in New Mexico.
Scientists say that higher temperatures due to climate change are melting winter snows earlier, turning these areas into potential fire zones earlier each year.
For more info: https://earthsky.org/earth/fire-season- ... ZUMibLwbKw
Suresh