Experts warn of permanent drought after third-driest winter in California’s history

Gino Spocchia4 hours ago2comments

As parts of the Western US emerge from one of the driest winter seasons on record, the expectation of yet another summer of wildfires will be familiar to many.

Scientists, in fact, are already issuing warnings of an increased risk of wildfires in places such asCaliforniafor 2021, and other parts of the Western US, asthe San Francisco Chroniclerecently reported.

The region, where wildfires are increasingly common, is ripe for wildfires following a winter with extremely dry conditions – and reportedly the third worst ever seen.

And it could for a single reason – what is being described by scientists as the second worstdroughtfor 1,200 years.Scientists Begin Studying ‘The Year Of The Quiet Ocean’PauseNext video0:00/ 0:00SettingsFull-screen

The Western US, a region at the front of the world’s fight…