moisture

While moisture is beneficial during a fire, lightning strikes on dry brush can trigger spot fires that pull resources away from the larger blaze.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Levels of soil moisture were "significantly lower" than in July 2022 when the last severe drought gripped western Europe, Copernicus added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Gruel explains that resting allows the panko to absorb moisture, though he does not say how long that takes.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

He explains that instead of sweating, lions take deep breaths to expel moisture from their airways.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Here the smell of bodies and refuse was worse, trapped by the sweating moisture of salt water.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

“The fuel moistures would have been too high, and the fire wouldn't have carried.”

From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2025

The effects of the current drought might not be immediately apparent, especially in Western Washington, but the symptoms can be seen in below-average stream flows, low reservoir levels and dry soil moistures, Bond said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2023

Despite the record-breaking rainstorm last week, fuel moistures are still low due to California’s multiyear drought, according to Sweet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2022

“The cooler the temperatures and the more precipitation there is, the higher the fuel moistures will get,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2021

Then take thei the dead mannes heade, and pike the braine cleane, and all other moistures and ragges, and when thei haue guilte it, thei vse it for a representacion of the partie departed.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc. by Richard Hakluyt