Climate change is causing more fires to burn overnight, growing bigger, lasting longer and challenging the fire teams trying to control them.

1. 2024-07-11 at 12:04 PM UTC

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   Obbe Alan What? [annoy my right-angled speediness]
   Climate change is causing more fires to burn overnight, growing bigger, lasting longer and challenging the fire teams trying to control them.
   
   

   Overnight hours, when temperatures tend to go down and relative humidity, or the amount of water vapor in the air, goes up, can act as a barrier to fire. Overnight, fires tend to creep along, giving firefighters a chance to sleep or manage smaller flames. But human-caused climate change has accelerated nighttime warming more quickly than daytime warming, dismantling this natural shield.

2. 2024-08-08 at 3:47 AM UTC

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   Elbow African Astronaut
   Wow that's crazy.