Why Fireworks, Drought and Climate Change Are A Dangerous Combination
At a Glance Each year, thousands of wildfires are sparked on and around the 4th of July.Many areas of the U.S. are in drought conditions.That makes the risk of fire higher. Hundreds of wildfires are sparked by fireworks each year on the 4th of July. Add in historic drought and heat made worse by human-caused climate change and that's a recipe for disaster, experts say. "People should reconsider using fireworks because no one wants to be responsible for starting a...