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The Soberanes Fire was a large wildfire that burned from July to October 2016 in the Santa Lucia Mountains of Monterey County, California.It destroyed 57 homes and killed a bulldozer operator, and cost about $260 million to suppress, making it at the time the most expensive wildfire to fight in United States history.
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 .
The Santa Anas are katabatic winds (Greek for "flowing downhill") arising in higher altitudes and blowing down towards sea level. [7] The National Weather Service defines Santa Ana winds as "a weather condition [in southern California] in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions".
Before and after photos of the deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area have sent tens of thousands scrambling for safety and decimated neighborhoods.
October 8, 2016 9 Tennessee Volunteers 38 8 Texas A&M Aggies: 45 2OT: College Station, Texas: Spence Park [116] Chainsmokers: Texas A&M Aggies October 15, 2016 2 Ohio State Buckeyes: 30 OT: 8 Wisconsin Badgers 23 Madison, Wisconsin: Bascom Hill [117] Ric Flair: Ohio State Buckeyes October 22, 2016 6 Texas A&M Aggies 14 1 Alabama Crimson Tide ...
December 22, 2024 at 3:07 AM. One more AFC playoff opening has already been claimed in Week 16. By the end of Sunday, the conference's field could be fully locked in. ... Maps show where fires are ...
The bottom line is that Oakland, California, is one of the hottest real estate markets in the country. It offers residents a blend of urban living and natural beauty without the added pressure on ...
The Tubbs Fire was a wildfire in Northern California during October 2017. At the time, the Tubbs Fire was the most destructive wildfire in California history, [7] [1] burning parts of Napa, Sonoma, and Lake counties, inflicting its greatest losses in the city of Santa Rosa. Its destructiveness was surpassed only a year later by the Camp Fire of ...