We have some bad news about the future of the terrible wildfires in the Western U.S.

The flames scorching the Western U.S. aren’t expected to relent anytime soon. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) gave its monthly U.S. climate report on Thursday, and they used the opportunity to show that the next couple of months are ripe for an enhanced fire risk out West.

After noting the exceptionally hot and dry conditions that stoked destructive wildfires so far this summer, Tim Brown, director of the Western Regional Climate Center, said in a press call that it won’t be until after October that “we see a decline in significant fire potential.” Read more…

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