Lack of winting decay brings Florida into a precarious fire situation

Miami – Firefighters across Florida monitor dozens of forest fires, since the state applies with the deteriorating drought conditions during the state of the state.

On Thursday, some of the larger fires north of Miami, west of Gainesville and near St. Augustine, were reported, which affect the air quality for the residents.

While none of the fires immediately threatened houses, they lit in the districts under the drought conditions, which reach strictly from unusually dry to strict.

The prognostics warn that the conditions will probably deteriorate in the course of the spring, since the dry brush from winter and former hurricanes act as fuel for fires.

“The combination of drought, beetle and hurricane-related fuels will continue to be concerned from parts of the lower Mississippi valley through the southeast. At the beginning of January, parts of the southeast of Georgia already reported increased forest fires that are associated with Helenes.

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Orlando has been facing a precipitation deficit of more than two inches since the beginning of the year, while Miami is almost three inches below the normal value.

The time from late winter to spring is usually the dry season in Florida and coincides with increased forest fire activity.

Florida Dürrestatus on June 6th, 2025

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The conditions this year seem to have been tightened by a La Niña pattern that limits moisture accumulation in the winter months.

The occurrence of frontal boundaries with limited moisture further improves the fire weather risk by reducing the relative humidity and increasing the wind speeds.

The Florida Forest Service stated that at least 40 active fires across the country, including the largest in Gilchrist County, west of Gainesville, which had burned almost 400 acres.

Typical effects on La Niña's weather.

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No houses have been lost for the flames, but the officials warned that more weeks of active fire conditions are likely until a significant precipitation returns – a pattern that only changes in the early summer of the annual storm season.

During La Niña's cycles, the summer storm season in Florida usually begins in May for Südflorida, North and Central Florida after a week or two later. Since the Elniño -Süd -Süd pattern shifts in the direction of a neutral phase, the forecasts warn that the arrival of the rainy season could be delayed.

The thunderstorm season in Florida usually lasts until mid -September, which offers the urgently needed relief of forest fire conditions and supplies most of the rainfall of the year.