Still, it marked the first blaze of the 2023 season measuring 100 acres or more, signaling the potential for extreme wildfire activity this summer and fall. Experts have warned that this winter's bountiful rainfall prompted heavy growth of grass and scrub that will dry out by s...
1.28 million housing units were at risk of extreme wildfire damage in California in 2023 — the most of any other state [4] 2023 fire season in California saw a large decrease in the number of wildfires and total acreage burned— compared to the 5-year average — due to proactive managem...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wildfires fueled by strong winds and an extended heat wave have led to the first death in California of the 2024 season, while wind-whipped flames in Arizona have forced hundreds to flee from what tribal leaders are calling the “most serious” ...
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California is only now heading into the teeth of the wildfire season, but the state has already seen nearly three times as much acreage burn than during all of 2023. A firefighter douses flames in the perimeter of a property while battling the Bridge Fire Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in Wr...
“This is not a peak-season fire situation,” Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, said at a Mondaywebinar. “This is more of an episodic or wind-drive, little mini outbreak of fires.”
California braces for heavy wildfire activity this fall: ‘They’re only going to get worse’ June 18, 2024 “There’s a significant fuel load out there; there’s a significant grass crop out there,” Sanchez said, calling wildfires in California now a year-round issue with risks ...
“We are seeing a lot of activity,” said Fire Capt. Mike Cornette with Cal Fire. On Father’s Day alone crews tackled three fires. “I think this fire season will be more active,” added Cornette. As the temperatures continue to get warmer throughout the summer, the grass and vegeta...
California Wildfire Season Gets Early, Fierce Start ; Thousands Are Evacuated as Drought and Searing Heat Prompt Dire ForecastFirefighters are battling blazes that have forced over 23,000Californians from their homes...Medina, Jennifer
Thewildfire seasonwas ramping up amid the hot, dry conditions with a series of blazes erupting across the state, Wade Crowfoot, secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, said at a media briefing this week. In Southern California's Riverside County, located east of Los Angeles, three large ...