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BROWARD COUNTY – A wildfire in the Everglades had grown to 42,000 acres on Aug. 21, and was 10% contained ...
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BROWARD COUNTY – A wildfire in the Everglades had grown to 42,000 acres on Aug. 21, and was 10% contained according to the Florida Forest Service.
Smoke from the fire, about 40 miles north of Miami, has created visibility problems and some air quality concerns.
The source of the fire has not been identified, but lightning strikes often spark fires in the Everglades, which is experiencing a drier than normal “wet season.” While total rainfall in the South Florida Water Management District has been around “normal,” some areas have received above-average rainfall and others have received below-normal rain.
Florida’s natural ecosystem is fire-dependent. The ecosystem has a natural cycle of fire-flood-drought. Fire cleans out the dry vegetation and encourages new growth.
