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Climate change in California has lengthened the fire season and made it more extreme from the middle of the 20th century. [4] [5]Since the early 2010s, wildfires in California have grown more dangerous because of the accumulation of wood fuel in forests, higher population, and aging and often poorly maintained electricity transmission and distribution lines, particularly in areas serviced by ...
The October northern California wildfires were a large group of forest fires that killed 44 people and destroyed 8,900 structures. [78] 2017: 281,893 acres (114,078 ha) Thomas Fire: California: Largest wildfire in modern California history at the time (1889 Santiago Canyon fire may have been larger).
The 2018 Camp Fire in the town of Paradise scorched more than 150,000 acres and was the deadliest wildfire in California's history. Ninety-five percent of the town burned in the fire. Ninety-five ...
At least 25 people have been killed and more than 40,000 acres burned as the wildfires race through southern California for a ninth day Timeline: How the LA fires erupted into the worst natural ...
From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 7 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. [5] The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a buildup of vegetation from the previous winter, and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, which in some places reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s).
As the narrative of the Southern California wildfires has shifted to identifying the causes behind what could prove to be the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history, a common refrain has ...
The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in California – already ranking as some of the most destructive in the state’s history. The fires have killed at least 24 people, put millions at ...
Name County Acres Start date Containment date [a] Notes Ref. Palisades: Los Angeles: 23,448: January 7: January 31: Evacuations forced; destroyed 6,837 structures and damaged 1,017 in Pacific Palisades and Malibu, northwest of Santa Monica; twelve confirmed fatalities and four confirmed injuries; third-most destructive wildfire in California history; associated with extremely powerful Santa ...