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According to statistics published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), a total of 7,127 wildfires burned a total of 324,917 acres (131,489 hectares) in the U.S. state of California in 2023. This was below the state's five-year average of 1,722,059 acres (696,893 ha) burned during the same period.
In 2023, a total of 7,127 wildfires burned across California, according to data from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. As a result of those fires, 324, 917 acres burned ...
Cal Fire will then publish maps for coastal Northern California on Feb. 24, the Central Coast and Central Valley on March 10, and Southern California — including L.A., San Bernardino, and San ...
Los Angeles and other areas in California are among the highest-risk areas for wildfires — but they're not the only ones. Many fires take place in areas where humans have overstepped into nature ...
Climate change in California has lengthened the fire season and made it more extreme from the middle of the 20th century. [4] [5]Since the early 2010s, wildfires in California have grown more dangerous because of the accumulation of wood fuel in forests, higher population, and aging and often poorly maintained electricity transmission and distribution lines, particularly in areas serviced by ...
Multi-fire incident that includes the Hennessey Fire (305,651 acres), the Walbridge Fire (55,209 acres), and the Meyers Fire (2,360 acres) sparked by lightning; 1,491 structures destroyed; 232 structures damaged; 5 injuries; 6 fatalities. [83] It is the fifth-largest fire complex in California history. [84] [85] Holser Ventura: 3,000: August 17 ...
Beyond California, 2023 has been broken records for the scale of wildfires across the Northern Hemisphere. Firefighters douse flames while battling the Highland Fire in Aguanga on Monday (AP)
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