Interior secretary talks drought, wildfires on Western visit
DENVER (AP) — Interior Secretary
Haaland and
The American West is gripped by the worst drought in modern history, including most of western
The drought and recent heat waves in the region that are tied to climate change have made wildfires harder to fight. Climate change has made the West much warmer and drier in the past 30 years and will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires larger and more destructive.
Haaland’s three-day stay in
The agency overseen by the
Haaland's visit comes as a
The 10-10 tie in the
Haaland is visiting as severe and intense dry periods sweeping areas of the West over the last several years have resulted in more intense and dangerous wildfires, parched croplands and a lack of vegetation for livestock and wildlife, according to government scientists.
They also found that the problem is accelerating — rainstorms are becoming increasingly unpredictable and more regions are seeing longer time intervals between storms since the turn of the century.
Nieberg is a corps member for the
See AP's complete coverage of the drought: https://apnews.com/hub/droughts.
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