Global warming harbinger
	Droughts and fires

Florida

Worst wildfires in 50 years, 1998. Fires burned 485,000 acres (196,272 hectares) and destroyed more than 300 homes and structures.

Reference: NCDC. 1998. Florida Wildfires and Climate Extremes. National Climatic Data Center. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/climate/research/1998/fla/florida.html

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