Long, hot summer: Wildfires thrive on drought, heat and wind
Monday, July 2, 2012 - 07:30
in Earth & Climate
Hundreds of homes have burned in Colorado and other Western states, and it could be just the start.After several years of relatively benign fire seasons, the West is headed into a hot, dry summer of potentially ferocious blazes like the ones that have scorched Colorado in recent weeks.