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     • Monstrous wildfires tearing through California have so far killed at least a dozen people, destroyed some 4,000 structures and burned more than 12,500 square kilometres (more than double the area of Prince Edward Island), breaking records as the worst fire season in the state's history.
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     What's behind the 'unprecedented' wildfires ravaging California

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   Why are there so many wildfires in California?

   • California’s so-called “asbestos forests ” have lost their immunity. Massive fires tore through dense, moist rainforests where climate change chased away the region’s protective layer of fog and mist. What causes California’s wildfires? Arson and power lines are the major triggers.

   California wildfires explained: What to know in 2024 - CalMatters

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   How bad was California's wildfire season?

   • While California’s wildfire season was relatively mild compared to other years in recent memory, it was still destructive and deadly, killing nine people. Wildfires also raged at record levels elsewhere in the United States this year, including in Arizona, Nebraska and New Mexico, and around the world .

   Why California’s 2022 Wildfire Season Was Unexpectedly Quiet

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   How many people have been killed by wildfires in California?

   • Monstrous wildfires tearing through California have so far killed at least a dozen people, destroyed some 4,000 structures and burned more than 12,500 square kilometres (more than double the area of Prince Edward Island), breaking records as the worst fire season in the state's history.

   What's behind the 'unprecedented' wildfires ravaging California

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   Did California manage to avoid a wildfire?

   • When a string of wildfires broke out in California this spring, experts saw it as an unsettling preview of another destructive fire season to come — the consequence of forests and grasslands parched by persistent drought and higher temperatures fueled by climate change. Yet, by the year’s end, California had managed to avoid widespread catastrophe.

   Why California’s 2022 Wildfire Season Was Unexpectedly Quiet

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3. www.vox.com › 21430638 › california-wildfires-2020What caused the California wildfires? The recurring crisis ...

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   Sep 10, 2020 · The images and reports out of California this week are overwhelming: concurrent colossal wildfires laying waste to property and landscapes, freaky orange skies, massive smoke clouds, worsening...

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4. newsroom.ucla.edu › releases › experts-explain-whyWhy are California’s wildfires getting worse? Experts explain ...

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   Jul 12, 2023 · Experts authored a paper synthesizing the latest research on wildfires, which have grown significantly larger and more severe in California and the western U.S. since 1980. Human sources are responsible for more than 90% of ignitions, as development in fire-prone areas increases wildfire risk.

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   Sep 12, 2020 · Monstrous wildfires tearing through California have so far killed at least a dozen people, destroyed some 4,000 structures and burned more than 12,500 square kilometres (more than double...

7. www.nytimes.com › 2021/09/21 › climateCalifornia’s Wildfires Had an Invisible Impact: High Carbon ...

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   Sep 21, 2021 · This wildfire season so far in California has been extraordinary, producing thousands of fires — including one that, at nearly a million acres burned, is the largest single fire in state...

8. calmatters.org › explainers › california-wildfiresCalifornia wildfires explained: What to know in 2024 - CalMatters

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   Oct 25, 2019 · California’s so-called “asbestos forests” have lost their immunity. Massive fires tore through dense, moist rainforests where climate change chased away the region’s protective layer of fog and mist. What causes California’s wildfires? Arson and power lines are the major triggers.

9. www.nytimes.com › interactive › 2022/12/20Why California’s 2022 Wildfire Season Was Unexpectedly Quiet

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   Dec 20, 2022 · When a string of wildfires broke out in California this spring, experts saw it as an unsettling preview of another destructive fire season to come — the consequence of forests and grasslands...

10. calmatters.org › environment › 2023California’s wildfire smoke and climate change: 4 things to know

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    Sep 5, 2023 · In 2020, California’s wildfires were its second-largest source of greenhouse gases, after transportation, according to a study published last year. The researchers from UCLA and the University of Chicago concluded that the 2020 wildfires increased overall emissions by about 30%.