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Later in September, fire activity again decreased due to improved fire weather. [8] While numerous storms in Northern California significantly slowed fire activity in November and December, dry conditions and multiple rounds of Santa Ana Winds led to multiple wildfires in Southern California, such as the Mountain and Franklin fires.
The National Weather Service office in Los Angeles is warning that Santa Ana winds will bring the "highest possible" fire danger to the majority of Los Angeles and Ventura counties in Southern ...
"As a result, there is the increasing threat for fire weather conditions to rival other historical fires in recent times including the Mountain and Thomas Fires," Monday's warning from the weather ...
Red flag warnings are in place for Southern California due to Santa Ana winds that will bring gusts up to 65 mph and “extremely rare and dangerous” fire weather conditions. Red flag warnings ...
California has dry, windy, and often hot weather conditions from spring through late autumn that can produce moderate to severe wildfires. Pre-1800, when the area was much more forested and the ecology much more resilient, 4.4-11.9 million acres (1.8-4.8 million hectares) of forest and shrubland burned annually. [ 1 ]
The 2022 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires throughout the U.S. state of California.By the end of the year, a total of 7,667 fires had been recorded, totaling approximately 363,939 acres (147,281 hectares) across the state.
Around 20,000 people were under evacuation orders after the blaze, dubbed the Franklin Fire, broke out shortly before 11 p.m. Monday in the Malibu Canyon area, the Los Angeles County fire and ...
2008 California wildfires: California: In northern California, the fires were mostly started by lightning. In Santa Barbara (southern California), the Gap fire endangered homes and lives. The Basin Complex and Gap fire were the highest priority fires in the state at this time. 2009: 19,130 acres (7,740 ha) Highway 31 Fire: South Carolina