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1. calmatters.org › 2022 › 12By the numbers: California’s mild 2022 wildfire season

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   Dec 1, 2022 · Some 7,490 fires were sparked in California in 2022, which is 256 fewer than the five-year average of 7,746. In the fire world, even modest gains (about 3% below average) are welcome. Tree removal projects — and burn scars from previous wildfires — can often slow or stop the spread of new fires.

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3. 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...

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4. www.kqed.org › news › 11933739It's Officially 'the End of Peak Fire Season.' So Why Did ...

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   Dec 1, 2022 · As California emerges from its “peak” wildfire season, the state has managed to avoid its recent plague of catastrophic wildfires. So far in 2022, the fewest acres have burned since 2019. State Emergency Services Director Mark Ghilarducci said California had “a bit of luck” with weather this summer.

5. www.ppic.org › blog › californias-2022-fire-season-aCalifornia’s 2022 Fire Season: “A Remarkably Different Year”

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   Dec 12, 2022 · This year’s fire season was relatively quiet —a welcome change of pace for fire-weary Californians. But what does it mean in the larger scheme of things? We asked UC Berkeley professor and PPIC Water Policy Center research network member Scott Stephens for insights.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 2022_California_wildfires2022 California wildfires - Wikipedia

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   Wildfires killed nine people in California in 2022, destroyed 772 structures, and damaged another 104. The 2022 season followed the 2020 and 2021 California wildfire seasons , which had the highest and second-highest (respectively) numbers of acres burned in the historical record, with a sharp drop in acreage burned.

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

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   Oct 25, 2019 · California now has 78 more annual “fire days” — when conditions are ripe for fires to spark — than 50 years ago. When is California’s wildfire season? It is now almost year-round. Nothing is as it was. Where are the worst California wildfires? All over.

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   Will California survive a wildfire in 2022?

   • As California emerges from its “peak” wildfire season, the state has managed to avoid its recent plague of catastrophic wildfires. So far in 2022, the fewest acres have burned since 2019. State Emergency Services Director Mark Ghilarducci said California had “a bit of luck” with weather this summer.

   By the numbers: California’s mild 2022 wildfire season

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   How many fires were sparked in California in 2022?

   • Some 7,490 fires were sparked in California in 2022, which is 256 fewer than the five-year average of 7,746. In the fire world, even modest gains (about 3% below average) are welcome. Tree removal projects — and burn scars from previous wildfires — can often slow or stop the spread of new fires.

   By the numbers: California’s mild 2022 wildfire season

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   When does California fire season end?

   • Mindful that wildfires can spark at any time in an environment driven by climate change, California officials have their fingers crossed after Gov. Gavin Newsom pronounced “the end of peak fire season” in mid-November. While California has entered an age of year-round fire seasons, the bulk of its fires occur from April through October.

   By the numbers: California’s mild 2022 wildfire season

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   How many wildfire days are there in California?

   • As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. California now has 78 more annual “fire days” — when conditions are ripe for fires to spark — than 50 years ago. When is California’s wildfire season? It is now almost year-round.

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   What is California's largest fire in 2022?

   • "McKinney Fire Becomes California's Largest of 2022, Burning 52,000 Acres". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022. ^ Salahieh, Nouran; Dominguez, Claudia (August 1, 2022). "2 dead in the McKinney Fire in Northern California, the state's largest blaze this year". CNN.

   2022 California wildfires - Wikipedia

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   Are California's wildfire seasons year-round?

   • California’s wildfire season is essentially year-round now. And with wildfires expected to get worse, residents, utilities and the state play a role in minimizing the impact of the wildfire seasons. Residents have a responsibility to create a defensible space around their property and “harden” homes to make them fire resistant.

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9. www.latimes.com › california › storyWildfires are getting worse globally. How California compares ...

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   Feb 24, 2022 · A United Nations report on the growth of extreme wildfires worldwide suggests California can do more to increase fire resiliency.