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Spring Weather Whiplash: Fire Risks Surge with 100+ Heat Records
Unseasonal heat obliterates over 100 records, colliding with high winds to spike wildfire dangers across US states in early spring. Burn scars heal slowly as new threats loom—climate's erratic punch demands we adapt fast.

The Impact
Forget the daffodils and baseball—spring 2026 arrived with a vengeance no one ordered. States from the Plains to the Pacific stare down critical fire risks, red flag warnings fluttering like distress signals. Yesterday alone, over 100 heat records shattered, morphing mild March days into furnace blasts that dry out grasses and set nerves on edge. Firefighters, still mopping up from winter's outliers, now gear up for blazes that mock the calendar.
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