Lake Okeechobee is on fire. For those unfamiliar, Okeechobee is the second largest freshwater lake in the continental U.S. with a drainage basin that covers over 4,600 square miles. The water levels at "Big O" are at their lowest- EVER. The lake has receded far enough for 5,000+ acres of former lake bottom to actually catch on fire. The fire remains mostly inaccessible to firefighters as they are not really equipped to fight fires in lakes.
Maybe hurricane season, which starts June 1, will bring much needed rain to Floridians.
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