'The night might not save us': New study shows drought drives overnight burning of wildfires

A new study from a University of Alberta researcher published in the journal Nature shows that the slowing of a wildfire's progress overnight, which typically occurs due to cooler temperatures and increased humidity, often doesn't occur in wildfires burning amid drought conditions.

'The night might not save us': New study shows drought drives overnight burning of wildfires

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