fire season

The 2010s were also the warmest decade in history, with the last five years being the hottest ever recorded.
The Mendocino Complex fire has grown to more than 283,800 acres. “That’s one of those records you don’t want to see,” a Cal Fire official said.
Dozens of blazes have broken out across the western U.S., fanned by scorching heat and low humidity in a particularly intense fire season.
After the most destructive wildfire season ever in 2015, parts of the U.S. face elevated danger again this year.