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The Keetch–Byram drought index (known as KBDI), created by John Keetch and George Byram in 1968 for the United States Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, is a measure of drought conditions. It is commonly used for the purpose of predicting the likelihood and severity of wildfire .
According to the EPA, "higher temperatures and drought are likely to increase the severity, frequency, and extent of wildfires." [31] According to Wes Moorehead, fire chief at the Texas A&M Forest Service, "Wildfire in Texas does seem to be a growing problem. We see more and more wildfires, it seems like, every year."
Burrows ND (1987) The Soil Dryness Index for use in fire control in the south-west of Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Land Management. Technical Report No. 17, Perth. Keetch JJ and Byram GM (1968) A drought index for forest fire control.
Swimming holes in Hays and Travis counties are closing or planning for emergencies due to low levels of water flowing into them
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Summer 2023 was among the driest on record causing drought conditions to spread — threatening crops and forcing burn bans in 215 Texas counties.
The largest fire in state history was 89 per cent contained, Texas A&M Forest Service reported on Monday. ... and erratic fires are being fuelled by extreme heat and drought.
The Northern Plains' climate is semi-arid and is prone to drought, annually receiving between 16 and 32 inches (410 and 810 mm) of precipitation, and average annual snowfall ranging between 15 and 30 inches (380 and 760 mm), with the greatest snowfall amounts occurring in the Texas panhandle and areas near the border with New Mexico.