Quiet U.S. Fire Season May Get Active Later This Year
At a Glance Wildfire activity in the United States so far in 2019 is the lowest of the past 10 years.A wet spring has tempered the risk of wildfires in many areas.The risk of wildfires could grow later in summer, particularly on the West Coast. Tenaciously wet, mild conditions this spring have kept U.S. wildfire acreage at its lowest level in more than a decade of monitoring. It’s great news, to be sure, but tempered by forecasts of an above-average...