The dry weather is raising worries about fire as dry conditions fueled recent grassland blazes in rural Nebraska and other parts of the Midwest.
Forecasters predict that dry weather and fire danger in the region could continue into the Spring.
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But the tundra was very dry in 2007 and fire-fueling winds kicked up the blaze.
Colin Wells, RSPB site manager on the Dee Estuary Reserve, said conditions on the marsh were very brittle and dry, meaning the fire spread quickly.
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Taking away the thinned-out material is difficult, and sloppy thinning can increase the risk of fire by leaving dry branches and leaves on the forest floor.
Officials with the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise said Wednesday in their first 2013 summer outlook that a dry winter and expected warming trend mean the potential for significant fire activity will be above normal on the West Coast, in the Southwest and portions of Idaho and Montana.
Minor started a fire camp commissary, providing dry goods, clothing and necessities to the firefighters.
Fire chiefs say an extended dry spell has left vegetation around Cleator Moor, Maryport, and Whitehaven excessively dry and easy to set alight.
The area near an uphill incline is considered a collection point for fuel and ignition sources, and it's possible a piece of debris fell into the tinder-dry brush early Thursday and sparked the fire, Piranio said.
The fire, which is fueled by dry brush and trees, was 30% contained Monday -- threatening structures and prompting an unspecified number of evacuations.
While April is considered the start of wildfire season, the unusually dry conditions have generated a large number of fire warnings across the Eastern Seaboard, and the threat could continue into spring, weather experts said.
With continued high temperatures and dry weather, L.A. has been on fire watch all week.
The fire is believed to have spread quickly due to dry and windy conditions.
"There's a strong wind fanning the flames and with everything so dry, it doesn't take much, " a fire spokesperson said.
Only a couple of inches of rain have fallen in Southern California since the start of the year, making the region as dry as it normally would be in the fall, when fire season is typically at its peak.
He whispers to the kindling a sweet and urgent seduction, and the handfuls of dry grass and twigs piled in the stump suddenly ignite and the young fire nips at his fingertips.
Firefighters have dropped 4, 100 gallons of fire retardant on the blaze, which was fueled by high winds and dry conditions, officials said.
Station manager Nigel Williams from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said several factors had combined to make the situation worse, including dry and windy weather as well as school holidays.
Timock says the weather has calmed down a bit, but she says more dry, windy thunderstorms are headed this way and, so far, only a small part of the fire has been brought under control.
We set out on our own during the late afternoon, ambling through yet another dry riverbed, and wound up at the top of a windswept peak at sunset: Lemarti and Boniface building a fire, Trzebinski embracing and whispering to her young daughter, Tacha, relaxed conversation, aperitifs on offer--and a communal sense of wonder.
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