Wildfires spread in Washington

The Big Hump fire continues to burn in Olympic National Park

Three sisters from the Monastery of St. John the Forerunner, about 10 miles east of Goldendale, race across Highway 97 on Wednesday. The nuns were bringing garden hoses across the highway to fight the fire. They also used rags to beat the flames down near their monastery.

The Monastery Complex fire, burning in Klickitat County, has surpassed 5300 acres
in one day and has garnered FEMA support

Texas’ heat, drought and fires all relate to climate change, scientists say – Climate Central

In Texas, the summer of 2011 has been both the hottest and driest on record. The drought has cost billions in economic losses, mainly due to agricultural impacts and from wildfires. Credit: John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas State Climatologist.

Intensive thinning may restore West’s forests

Based on a publication co-authored by David L. Peterson and Maureen Kennedy