World Oil magazine reported in July 2024 that the Permian Basin is projected to produce around $350 billion in oil and gas and provide around 1,200,000 jobs by 2050. (Credit: G B Hart/Shutterstock.com)
(Bloomberg) — Critical to extreme fire conditions are expected to affect more than 2.7 million people across the Southwest, lower Great Plains and Texas, including the oil-rich Permian Basin.
A large low-pressure system is forecast to move across the central Great Plains, bringing blizzard conditions on its north side and raising fire risks to its south, said David Roth, a senior branch forecaster at the U.S. Weather Prediction Center. Red flag fire warnings have been issued across parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, while wind watches and warnings reach South Dakota in the north and Alabama in the east.
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