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- Drought, climate change and land management practices have all helped feed such extreme fire behavior, which makes the fires more dangerous and harder to control.
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Sep 10, 2024 · Three major wildfires in Southern California burned more than 100,00 acres and forced evacuations during a heat wave that elevated fire danger in the fire-prone region.
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Sep 10, 2024 · Three major wildfires have burned for a week or more in Southern California, scorching more than 100,000 acres. Here’s what we know, at a glance. Bridge fire. The Bridge fire broke out Sept. 8 in...
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.
Sep 13, 2024 · Southern California firefighters continued on Sunday to stem the growth of several destructive wildfires as much cooler and wetter weather blanketed the West. Three major blazes erupted in...
Sep 12, 2024 · Multiple wildfires devoured thousands of acres in Southern California in September on the heels of the state’s fourth-largest fire in history, the Park Fire, that ignited at the end of July....
Sep 11, 2024 · SoCal monster fires explode: Homes burn, 13 hurt, communities threatened. Three wildfires raged in Southern California on Tuesday night. The Bridge fire exploded to eight times its size...
Sep 12, 2024 · Apocalyptic-looking plumes of smoke dotted skies over parts of Southern California on Tuesday as firefighters continued to battle at least three major wildfires that erupted amid a blistering heat wave and were threatening tens of thousands of homes and buildings.