The 2021 Wildfire Season Is Yet to Come
It’s still early for wildfires in California, with the season not really kicking into gear in late summer or early fall. That’s when hot, dry winds known as Santa Ana or Diablo winds depending on what part of the state you’re in kick up and help spread flames.
It’s not clear yet whether the 2021 fire season will be as devastating or worse than 2020. Experts are concerned the severe drought, dry vegetation, and an expected hot summer could be a recipe for disaster. Dry winter conditions, however mean there’s less overall vegetation. That could deprive fires of the fuel they need. Yet, when fires do spark in a drought, they tend to get bigger and be more destructive.
There is one thing we do know though: 2021 is off to a worse start than last year.
