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The raging inferno that erupted in Boulder County, Colo., on Thursday afternoon became the most destructive wildfire in the state’s history as it burned through hundreds of homes in densely populated suburbs. Colorado’s fire season typically spans May through September.
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Exceptionally warm and dry conditions through this fall, including a historic lack of snowfall, created tinderbox conditions. All that was needed to incite such a conflagration was a spark and that was provided by a ferocious windstorm. As the winds — gusting over 100 mph — toppled power lines, the inferno was ignited.
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This disaster also casts light on the danger of building and development into the zones prone to wildfire or what scientists call the wildland-urban interface, which is becoming more vulnerable with climate warming. Data from Colorado’s Division of Fire Prevention and Control show that four of the five largest known wildfires to affect the state have occurred in the past three years.