Photo: Florida Wildfire Risk Grows After Light Storm Season

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Lack of hurricane rain has shrunk Florida's Lake Okeechobee to record lows, as seen in this November 6, 2007, photo of a pumping station near the small town of Port Mayaca. The bright green land between the station and the lake is normally underwater.

Florida officials are now bracing for a devastating wildfire season as the state's dry season winds on and water reserves continue to dwindle.

AP Photo/Alan Diaz

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