About 43 million people across the West and the Southwest were under heat alerts Monday, with highs soaring 10 to 30 degrees above average throughout the week.
With 97 percent of the Western region in some category of drought and 55 percent in extreme to exceptional drought, meteorologists are sounding the alarm for another potential severe wildfire season on the horizon
According to Cal Fire, California is already experiencing a 26 percent increase in wildfire activity and a 58 percent increase in acres burned compared to 2020
Last year ended up being the worst wildfire season for the state with a record-setting 4.4 million acres burned
Heat waves are lasting longer and becoming more intense, and wildfire seasons across the West are seeing an increase in acres burned year over year
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