After nearly 7,000 wildfires in Texas last year, a wet winter could reduce the risk in 2024

The dormant wildfire season, which has produced nearly all of the 30 largest wildfires in Texas history, may be more subdued this year due to an El Niño Effect in the southern Pacific Ocean that will produce a wetter winter, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service Predictive Services Department.

After nearly 7,000 wildfires in Texas last year, a wet winter could reduce the risk in 2024

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