By Annie MacKeigan, The Water Desk -June 12, 2026 This story was originally published by The Water Desk. Western wildfires start and spread because of a whole host of factors—wind, temperature, drought, forest health. But scientists are finding that the most important indicator of where the next big fire might ignite isn’t held in the trees […]
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