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- Rounds of thunderstorms moving across the Northwest may trigger a dry lightning outbreak across parts of Oregon, California and Nevada, which could quickly spark fires in those regions.
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Aug 2, 2024 · California and the other western states face a combination of thunderstorms, heat and wind that threatens to further escalate an already high level of wildfire activity. Beginning Friday and...
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Sep 19, 2023 · Dry lightning can still be disastrous even when conditions aren't so dry, a study has found. These cloud-to-ground strikes during little to no rainfall were previously thought to pose wildfire danger only if occurring with less than 2.5 mm of rain in a day (about 0.10 inches).
Aug 8, 2022 · A new study has found dry lightning outbreaks are the leading cause of some of the largest wildfire outbreaks in modern California history. Despite this, dry lightning has remained largely ...
Jul 24, 2024 · The U.S. Forest Service is warning that hundreds of thousands of acres of forestlands across the Pacific Northwest are burning under record-breaking dry conditions this summer, without much relief in sight.
Aug 11, 2022 · At a Glance. Some thunderstorms produce little or no rain, especially in the West. So-called dry lightning has caused some of the most costly and widespread fires in the state. Nearly half...
Aug 15, 2023 · Dry lightning can still be disastrous even when conditions aren’t so dry, a study shows. Researchers previously thought these cloud-to-ground strikes during little to no rainfall posed wildfire...
