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The Keetch-Byram drought index (KBDI) is a continuous reference scale for estimating the dryness of the soil and duff layers. The index increases for each day without rain (the amount of increase depends on the daily high temperature) and decreases when it rains. The scale ranges from 0 (no moisture deficit) to 800. The range of the index is determined by assuming that there is 8 inches of moisture in a saturated soil that is readily available to the vegetation.
For different soil types, the depth of soil required to hold 8 inches of moisture varies (loam=30", clay=25" and sand=80"). A prolonged drought (high KBDI) influences fire intensity largely because more fuel is available for combustion (i.e. fuels have a lower moisture content). In addition, the drying of organic material in the soil can lead to increased difficulty in fire suppression.
High values of the KBDI are an indication that conditions are favorable for the occurrence and spread of wildfires, but drought is not by itself a prerequisite for wildfires. Other weather factors, such as wind, temperature, relative humidity and atmospheric stability, play a major role in determining the actual fire danger.
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Ida weakens to tropical storm over Nicaragua

Ida has been downgraded to a tropical storm, weakening as it dumps heavy rains over Nicaragua. More>>>

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Ida Weakens to Tropical Storm Over Nicaragua

Ida has been downgraded to a tropical storm, weakening as it dumps heavy rains over Nicaragua.

TS Ida Strengthens in Caribbean

Tropical storm Ida is gaining strength in the southwest Caribbean, prompting a hurricane watch for the eastern coast of Nicaragua and storm warnings for two

Tropical storm Ida forms in Caribbean

Tropical storm Ida has formed in the southwest Caribbean, quickly adding muscle and prompting storm warnings for the coast of Nicaragua and two Colombian

Hurricane center is changing its storm advisories

Officials at the National Hurricane Center say they're making their tropical storm advisories easier to read.

China Makes Snow to Fight Drought

China had a snow day on Sunday, all in the name of a drought. The Wall Street Journal reports that meteorologists seeded clouds with 186 doses of silver iodide

3 Feet of Snow Hits Colorado, Wyoming

Parts of Utah, Wyoming and Colorado are covered in 3 feet of snow as an autumn snowstorm slowly makes its way into Nebraska and Kansas.

Storm Dumps Snow on Rockies, Plains

A slow-moving autumn storm showed no signs of letting up in Colorado and the western Plains on Thursday, blanketing areas already buried with as much as 3

Hurricane Neki Forms Far From Hawaii

Forecasters say Hurricane Neki has formed in the Pacific Ocean, far from the main Hawaiian Islands.

Hurricane Rick Weakens to Cat 1

Forecasters say Hurricane Rick has weakened to Category 1 storm as it approaches the resorts of Baja California.

Mayor Wants to Keep Snow Out of Moscow

The mayor of Moscow, Yir Luzhkov, has a plan to prevent it from snowing in the Russian capital this winter.

Rick Up to Cat. 5 Hurricane Off Mexico

Hurricane Rick churned up potentially dangerous surf along a swath of Mexico's coast early Sunday as an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 storm, the strongest

Rick 'Extremely Dangerous' Category 4 Hurricane

Hurricane Rick quickly strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm early Saturday off Mexico's Pacific coast with winds near 135 mph (185 kph),

Cold front bringing showers, cooler temps

A cold front is moving across central Florida and bringing with breezy conditions, showers and storms.

Winter Forecast: Warmer West, North; Cooler South

Federal weather forecasters say the Midwest and Northern United States will likely get a warmer winter, while the Southeast should expect the opposite — cooler

Orlando to see cooler temps by weekend

Cooler temperatures are expected to arrive in Central Florida by the weekend.

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