Wildfires are becoming more severe and frequent because of human-caused climate change. Record-breaking heat and worsening droughts are drying out grasslands and lengthening the fire season.
across the state this week. The Coconut Fire in Wilbarger County has burned an estimated 25,000 acres and was 20% contained as of Thursday morning. The Forest Service said the ongoing wildfires “have the potential to exhaust state and local resources.”
Since January, more than 400,000 acres in the state have burned, according to Texas A&M Forest Service. The agency has responded to more than 800 wildfires this year.
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