Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change is turning them into prime burning hours

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Apr 18, 2026, 6:16 am120 ptsTrending
Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier in the morning because human-caused climate change is extending the hotter and drier conditions that feed fires, a new study found.

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