Second worst fire season in Nebraska in 2022
4/24/2023 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
AFFECTED AREAS:
Nebraska
Burt County, NE
Thomas County, NE
Start Date: 1/1/2022
- End Date: 12/31/2022
The second worst fire season in Nebraska's recorded history occurred in 2022, according to the Nebraska Forest Service. Record temperatures, drought and all-time low soil moisture made firefighting difficult as more than 25,000 acres burned with a substantial area burning in rural parts of the state. In some cases, there was not water nearby.
KNOP News2 (North Platte, Neb.), April 21, 2023
Intensifying drought and strong winds have led to high fire activity in Nebraska, setting the state up to possibly see the second worst year on record for wildfires. Without more moisture this fall and winter, the fires are likely to continue into 2023. About 200,000 acres of grasslands, croplands and forests have burned so far, compared with about 502,000 acres in 2012, another year of intense drought.
Nebraska Examiner (Lincoln), Nov 7, 2022
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