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Largest wildfire in California history. This fire was divided into three zones: the August Complex North Zone (Elkhorn Fire), the August Complex South Zone (Doe Fire), and the August Complex West Zone due to the enormous size. 2020: 1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha) 2020 Oregon wildfires: Oregon: Destroyed over 3,000 buildings, and killed at least ...
The Sunswept Fire was reported by LAFD at 8:52 p.m. in the 3000 block of North Sunswept in Studio City, Los Angeles. [157] The fire began to burn a four-story home before it was extinguished by firefighters. [158] On January 9, the Creek Fire was reported at 1:51 p.m. PST near Big Tujunga Creek.
The scientific organization World Weather Attribution has discovered a clear link between the climate crisis and specific instances of extreme fire weather in Brazil, Chile, Australia, and Canada.
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 ...
The deadliest wildfire event in U.S. history occurred in August 2023 on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The blaze devastated the historic town of Lahaina, where at least 102 people were killed and ...
The 2018 Camp Fire in the town of Paradise scorched more than 150,000 acres and was the deadliest wildfire in California's history. Ninety-five percent of the town burned in the fire.
The 2023 wildfire season involves wildfires on multiple continents. Below is an ongoing list of articles on wildfires from around the world in the year 2023. Africa
A handful of wildfires that kicked up on Jan. 7, powered by high winds and dry conditions, have exploded in size. As of Thursday afternoon, 25 people had been killed and more than 12,000 buildings ...