The effects of wildfires out west are tragic for millions in California, Oregon, and Washington. Smoke from the fires has traveled as far as the east coast. Intense heat and dry conditions have created ideal conditions for these fires.
But, State Climatologist Stuart Foster says few areas across the U.S. have been seeing drought. “The last couple years it’s been, if you looked at a map of the drought monitor, the remarkable thing was the lack of color, that there were just very few areas that were suffering from drought conditions,” said Foster.
Foster says Kentucky has seen some very wet years over the last decade. This year he says could see record rainfall which falls in line with climate change predictions.
Here's more with State Climatologist Stuart Foster:
