Cattle graze on a small patch of green grass surrounded by scorched earth following the Smokehouse Creek Fire near Pampa, Texas, on March 3.
Photographer: Jordan Vonderhaar/BloombergWeather & Science
Infernos Rage From Texas to Australia as Fire Season Kicks Off Early
Wildfires are igniting earlier than usual in some places, fueled by hot, dry conditions that climate change makes worse.
After a year of deadly wildfires around the globe, the world is burning again from Texas to Australia — and in some regions, the blazes are igniting early.
Canada’s Alberta province said last month that wildfire season had already begun, well before the typical March start. On the other side of the planet, South Australia instituted outdoor fire bans in mid-October, weeks ahead of when it normally does.