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The LNU Lightning Complex fires were a large complex of wildfires that burned during the 2020 California wildfire season across much of the Wine Country area of Northern California – Lake, Napa, Sonoma, Solano, and Yolo Counties, from August 17 to October 2, 2020. The complex was composed of numerous lightning-sparked fires, most of which ...
Tubbs Fire - 5,636 structures burned in Napa and Sonoma Counties, 2017 Tunnel Fire - 2,900 structures burned in Alameda County, 1991 Cedar Fire - 2,820 structures burned in San Diego County, 2003
The Glass Fire was fully contained on October 20, 2020, after burning over 67,484 acres and destroying 1,555 structures, including 308 homes and 343 commercial buildings in Napa County, as well as 334 homes in Sonoma County.
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 ...
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Aerial view of smoke from the 2017 fires in Napa and Sonoma Counties, California, on October 12 from near the south end of Lake Berryessa, nearest to the Atlas fire and looking toward the Nuns fire. Point Reyes is visible in the distance. The Atlas Fire burned Napa County, north of the city of Napa, near Napa Soda Springs. [32]
An updating map created by CBS News' data team charts the expanse of the wildfires across Southern California. The Palisades Fire — the largest wildfire in the region — has burned more than ...
Landsat 8 OLI bands 753, Napa, Sonoma fires of October 2017. The fire, which started on October 8, had by October 12 burned 51,057 acres (207 km 2) of land, and was 77% contained. [6] [7] By October 12, the fire stretched from Lake Berryessa south to Napa, but a firebreak was established across Atlas Peak Road. [7] It was contained on October ...