Fires in california right now

    • What is the current status of wildfires in California?

      California continues to experience longer wildfire seasons as a direct result of Climate Change. Extended dryness originating from January is expected to continue into the Spring with little perception leaving most of the state in moderate to extreme drought conditions prior to Summer.


    • What is the cause of the California wildfires?

      California’s dry climate provides prime conditions for a wildfire, and unfortunately, it doesn’t take much to spark a fire that can devastate an entire area. Burning Debris: One of the most common causes of wildfires is embers from burning debris. Wind can carry these embers for up to 7 miles without extinguishing them.



    • [PDF File]JAUARY 2022 California Burning - Food & Water Watch

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      JULY 2021. California and the American West are experiencing an enhanced threat from wildfire and drought. Climate change has exacerbated these impacts and prompted government leaders, individual communities, and industry to adapt -- working proactively and collectively to find solutions. California remains a safe destination with an abundance ...


    • [PDF File]WILDFIRES Figure 1. Statewide annual acres burned, 1950-2021

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      WILDFIRES. The area burned by wildfires and the number of large fires (10,000 acres or more) across the state have increased markedly in the last 20 years—trends influenced by altered fuel conditions and climate change. Wildfires in 2020 burned an unprecedented 4 million acres across California.


    • [PDF File]CLIMATE CHANGE & WILDFIRES

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      100 percent renewable energy must happen now. Fossil Fuels Drive Drought and Wildfires in California The United States is one of the world’s biggest contribu-tors of climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions,1 helping to fuel California’s dangerous wildfires and megadrought. California is the country’s seventh largest producer of


    • [PDF File]California Wildfire/Drought Talking Points

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      Figure 1. Annual Wildfires and Acres Burned, 1993-2022 Source: NICC Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics annual reports. Note: Data reflect wildland fires and acres burned nationwide, including wildland fires on federal and nonfederal lands.


    • [PDF File]FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARIES

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      NEVADA Eureka Sacramento San Joaquin Valley San Francisco Bay Area Kern Fresno Siskiyou Tulare Lassen Mono Shasta Modoc Trinity Humboldt Tehama Monterey Mendocino



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