Flash droughts can pull 'alarming' amounts of moisture from the landscape and intensify wildfires

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Jul 30, 2026, 5:20 pm116 ptsTrending
When catastrophic wildfires capture global headlines, such as the unprecedented blazes sweeping through southern Europe this summer or the devastating 2019–20 "Black Summer" in Australia, they are almost always preceded by severe drought. Dry vegetation and parched landscapes are necessary ingredients for…

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