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The 2024 California wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of California. As of December 13, 2024 [update] , a total of 7,934 wildfires have burned a cumulative 1,049,452 acres (424,698 ha).
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]
Firefighters now have 20% of the Franklin Fire under containment as evacuations remain in Malibu and despite red flag warnings coming to an end. 'Steady progress': Crews aided by rain, cooler ...
In 2016, a total of 7,349 fires had burned an area 669,534 acres (2,709.51 km 2) in California, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. [2] [1] Climatologists had predicted an extreme version of El Niño, known as a Super El Niño, to occur during the winter of 2015–16.
Weather. 24/7 Help. ... The wind whips embers from the trees while a firefighter works as the Franklin Fire burns in Malibu, California, U.S., December 10, 2024. ... Franklin Fire Map ...
Temperatures to soar in Northeast triggering more fire warnings. Through the rest of the week, as a cold front pushes across the central U.S. from the west, the warm front raising temperatures in ...
The 2023 California wildfire season was a series of significant wildfires that burned in the U.S. state of California during the calendar year. According to statistics published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), a total of 7,127 fires burned a total of 324,917 acres (131,489 hectares). This was below the ...
Wildfires continue to cause problems for firefighters and fearful residents in the western United States, with multiple new blazes igniting this week. Meanwhile, bad weather spooked some ...