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This category includes articles on disasters in the United States State of California Wikimedia Commons has media related to Disasters and accidents in California . Subcategories
These figures represent the 5th and 14th deadliest fires in the history of California, respectively. [154] 67-year-old Anthony Mitchell and his son Justin Mitchell were both victims of the Eaton Fire in Altadena. Both were found by Justin's bed, possibly due to Anthony attempting to save him. [155] Several burn injuries were reported, and a 25 ...
November 1950 – a statewide disaster was declared November 21 when floods caused 9 deaths and $32 million in damage. [19] December 1955 – The storm affected the central Sierra Nevada mountains and South Bay areas. The Eel River on the North Coast saw the greatest flow of record to that time while Central Valley rivers saw near-record flows ...
Santa Ana winds in California expand fires and spread smoke over hundreds of miles, as in this October 2007 satellite image. The Rim Fire consumed more than 250,000 acres (100,000 ha) of forest near Yosemite National Park, in 2013. This is a partial and incomplete list of wildfires in the US state of California. California has dry, windy, and ...
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
Evacuations forced; destroyed 9,418 structures and damaged 1,073 in Altadena and Pasadena, making it the second-most destructive fire in California history; seventeen confirmed fatalities and nine confirmed injuries, making it the fifth deadliest in state history; associated with extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event [19] [20] [21] Kenneth
Natural disaster deaths in California (1 C, ... Pages in category "Natural disasters in California" ... This list may not reflect recent changes. *
California: 993 homes destroyed, 6 deaths. Simultaneous with the Cedar fire. 2003: 273,246 acres (110,579 ha) Cedar Fire: California: Third largest recorded fire in modern California history; burned 2,232 homes and killed 15 in San Diego County. 2004: 1,305,592 acres (528,354 ha) Taylor Complex Fire: Alaska: Largest wildfire by acreage of 1997 ...