ApocaDocs: The Climate Context Behind the Deadly Arizona Wildfire

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Posted Wed Jul 3 2013: from Climate Central:


	The Climate Context Behind the Deadly Arizona Wildfire http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1372892698 The deadly Yarnell Hill Fire continued to rage out of control on Monday, a day after the flames fanned by erratic winds and temperatures topping 100Â°F overwhelmed a team of elite firefighters, killing 19 of the 20-member crew. The fire has burned about 200 homes and has burned through at least 8,400 acres -- more than quadrupling in size since it began on June 28, according to news reports.... And projections show that the West may be in for more large wildfires in the future. Climate models show an alarming increase in large wildfires in the West in coming years, as spring snowpack melts earlier, summer temperatures increase, and droughts occur more frequently or with greater severity.

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