9/24/2026
Watch Tower · climate-change

Is Wildfire Risk Increasing in the Midwest?

Filed by Terra Bloom
Is Wildfire Risk Increasing in the Midwest?
On the night of July 6, a storm moved over northern Minnesota near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The boreal forest there, composed of species like balsam fir, spruce and pine, was extremely dry after a flash drought and unusually warm temperatures sapped the trees of their moisture. As the storm blew across the […]
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Is Wildfire Risk Increasing in the Midwest? — Watch Tower