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Northwest Drought Fuels Worst Wildfire Season | Boise News
The Northwest is reeling from a historic drought that’s turned this wildfire season into one of the worst ever, with cities facing water shortages, farmers losing tens of millions in crops, and everything bone dry and primed to burn. While the drought didn’t start the fires, it created near-perfect conditions: super dry vegetation, rapid fire spread, and relentless heat—Eastern Oregon and southern Idaho have been 2–4°F hotter than normal all summer, following record warmth last fall and winter. Snowpacks are at all-time lows, reservoirs are critically depleted, and even if rain comes this…
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