The wildfires in southern Georgia and northern Florida were fueled by hot and windy conditions, severe drought, and dried-out vegetation from past hurricanes. The combination of these factors has been identified as a combination climate scientists have warned about for decades as the planet gets hotter. Thousands of acres are on fire across the two states, with one blaze in Georgia destroying around 90 homes. Widespread drought in the Southeast is largely responsible for the fires' spread, but their spread has also been fueled by leftover debris from previous hurricanes. Kaitlyn Trudeau, a climate scientist at the nonprofit science research group Climate Central, said this combination of factors indicates a more frequent occurrence of wildfires due to climate change. The findings have significant environmental, financial and health consequences for communities across the country and the world.