New Mexico Town Hit By Flash Floods After Successive Wildfires Leave Burn Scars

Ruidoso, New Mexico begins clean-up after being hit by a series of flash floods, wildfires, extreme weather

The impacts of wildfire don’t just stop at the charred destruction of forests, houses, and buildings. When a wildfire devastates a forested area, the soil that was previously protected by the forest canopy becomes exposed, desiccated, and unable to absorb moisture. This is known as a “burn scar.”

After a heavy thunderstorm moves through an area where…