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California's Line Fire grows to 26,000 acres, more evacuations underway: See wildfire map Sara Chernikoff and Julia Gomez, USA TODAY September 10, 2024 at 1:05 PM
H.D. Palmer, a spokesman for the Department of Finance, reiterated that the state’s financial picture could still change between now and Jan. 10 when Newsom’s budget is due.
Its stock markets have been among the world’s worst recently due to worries about a sluggish economic recovery and troubles in the property sector. The U.S. economy faces its own challenges.
2014 Northwest Territories fires Canada: 3,000,000 0 [13] 10 2020 California wildfires United States: 1,779,730 33 [14] 11 2010 Bolivia forest fires Bolivia: 1,500,000 0 [15] 12 2006–2007 Australian bushfire season Australia: 1,300,000 5 [16] 13 2017 British Columbia wildfires Canada: 1,148,000 0 [17] 14 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires ...
California land area totals 99,813,760 or roughly 100 million acres, so since 2000, the area that burned annually has ranged between 90,000 acres, or 0.09%, and 1,590,000 acres, or 1.59% of the total land of California. [3] During the 2020 wildfire season alone, over 8,100 fires contributed to the burning of nearly 4.5 million acres of land.
It was also the largest on record at the time, now third after the 2020 and 2021 California wildfire seasons. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] In 2018, there were a total of 103 confirmed fatalities, 24,226 structures damaged or destroyed, and 8,527 fires burning 1,975,086 acres (799,289 ha), about 2% of the state's 100 million acres of land.
The long-rumored recession has been postponed – or perhaps canceled altogether. The soft-landing vibes are real. Inflation is cooling. The economy is growing at a shockingly strong pace.
Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (400 ha) during the 2015 California wildfire season, as well as the fires that caused significant damage. [11] The information is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires, and other sources where indicated.