El Niño weather phenomenon has contributed to warm, dry conditions in US, leading to more fires much earlier in the yearThe US midwest typically spends the start of spring emerging from snow. But this year, after a warm winter left landscapes parched, the region instead was primed to burn. Hundreds of blazes ignited in recent months in states more accustomed to dealing with just dozens for this time of year, as extreme fire behavior defied seasonal norms.Experts say the unusually early and... Read this story
