Some links on wildfire and climate reports

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 Some links to explore if you're curious about climate reports and wildfires. 

NOAA's climate report site: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate (You'll have to click on your region to generate the report.) 

National Interagency Fire Center Predictive Outlook on Wildfire: https://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/outlooks/outlooks.htm

New York Times Wildfire Tracker: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/wildfires-air-quality-tracker.html

Fire, Weather & Avalanche Fire Tracker: https://www.fireweatheravalanche.org/fire/


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