‘Nothing but tree skeletons’: record-breaking wildfires devastate US cattle country

Record-breaking wildfires have devastated US cattle country, leaving over a million acres black and barren across the American Great Plains. These destructive spring fires, driven by rising temperatures and extreme drought, were particularly severe in Nebraska. The state obliterated its annual acreage burned records in a single month, including the Morrill fire, which became Nebraska's largest blaze ever recorded, consuming over 642,000 acres before containment in March. This event has significantly impacted the nation's beef producers who graze their herds in these vast grasslands.