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The Southwest is on fire, with iconic deserts and towns at risk – 3 reasons the 2022 fire season is so early and intense

  • Written by Molly Hunter, Associate Research Professor in Environment and Natural Resources, University of Arizona
imageWind quickly spread a blaze that burned homes near Flagstaff, Ariz., in April 2022.Coconino National Forest via AP

New Mexico and Arizona are facing a dangerously early fire season. It has left neighborhoods in ashes and is having such devastating effects that President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration for New Mexico. Over 600 fires had...

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