It can be seen everywhere, fueling the fires

On the other hand, speaking to CNN, climate expert John Abatzoglou from the University of California Merced Campus stated that the areas where fires occur most frequently are regions with moderate rainfall.

A succession of extreme seasonal weather events turns perennial grasses into ideal fire fuel, especially in the windy and arid Great Plains region.

National Weather Service expert Todd Lindley stated that grasses have a unique flammability potential due to their sensitivity to weather conditions.

Stating that grasses, unlike forest areas, can lose their moisture in as little as an hour, Lindley noted that even a day after the rain, they become ready to shine with the effect of sparks and strong winds.

These climate cycles set the stage for giant disasters such as the Smokehouse Creek fire in Texas and the Marshall fire that destroyed more than a thousand homes in Colorado in 2021.

Fires are increasing in size due to severe drought and inadequate forest care.

Bill King stated that 30 years ago, a fire of approximately 12 thousand hectares was considered large, but today, approximately 400 thousand hectares of land has burned.

Grass that quickly settles in areas where trees have been destroyed, re-greens within months or even days after the fire and dries quickly, making the area suitable for re-ignition.

It can take decades for forests to renew themselves.

Adam Mahood, an ecologist at the US Department of Agriculture Research Service, explained that as grass spreads in desert areas, areas where fire has not been seen before are catching fire.

Hundreds of thousands of acres and more than a million Joshua trees have been destroyed by fires caused by invasive red brome grass in the Mojave National Preserve in California.

According to a US Geological Survey (USGS) study, half of the sage steppe, the largest ecosystem in the West, has been destroyed in the last 20 years, while an area the size of the state of Delaware is lost every year due to grass fires and environmental pressures.