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California's wildfire season has lengthened


Southern California's Wildfire Threat Grows Worse as the Century ...

In our study "The Season for Large Fires in Southern California is Projected to Lengthen in a Changing Climate" we focused on the linkage ...

California's 2020 wildfire season: Report summarizes record ...

"Although burned area in 2020 was very high, it is not unprecedented if you take the longer view," said lead author Hugh Safford, a forest and ...

Six Months After Deadliest Wildfires in California History, Recovery ...

The 2018 California wildfire season was the deadliest and most destructive ever recorded ... The organization is also a long-time partner of the ...

California coastal blaze a grim omen for 2022 wildfire season

Wildfire has become a year-round threat in California. “We no longer have a fire season — we have a fire year,” one official said.

Large California wildfires: 2020 fires in historical context | Fire Ecology

One of the important factors behind the 2020 fire events was the anomalously long and intense drought the region experienced beginning in 2012.

Why California's Fires are Bigger, Deadlier, and More Costly | TIME

Weather models have long predicted that California will encounter more droughts, and more wildfires. A climate change assessment released by the ...

Longer, More Intense Fire Weather Seasons | Climate Central

Wildfire seasons are lengthening and intensifying, particularly in the West. Many parts of the East have seen smaller but impactful increases in ...

California's wildfire season has lengthened, and its peak is now ...

Researchers have analyzed CALFIRE wildfire statistics from 2000 to 2019, comparing them with data from 1920 to 1999, to learn that the ...

California has had another calm wildfire season so far. Here's why ...

California is enjoying a relatively calm wildfire season this year, but the Sacramento region is not fully out of the woods.

Climate Change Is Escalating California's Wildfires

As the climate changes, winter precipitation is also becoming compressed into a shorter period "contributing to a lengthened fire season," the ...

Wildfires | Environmental Defense Fund

Parts of the world are already experiencing increases in weather conducive to wildfires. And in places from California to the Siberian Arctic, we've seen record ...

Infographic: Western Wildfires and Climate Change

Wildfires are increasing, wildfire season is getting longer, and climate change is playing a significant role ... California. Every ...

Study Links California's Longer, Devastating Wildfire Seasons To ...

A new study on Western forest fires confirms what is already apparent -- wildfire seasons are getting longer and more destructive.

Weather: Fire Season Climatology - NWCG

Fire activity peaks late spring through fall, when influence of maritime air is diminished. · Greatest potential for offshore wind events in the ...

California Wildfires' Long and Intense Season - The Pacifican

... have a break from their daily routine, this may not be the case for others. The California wildfire season starts around the months of June ...

Uncovering Patterns in California's Blazing Wildfires - Eos.org

California's 2020 wildfire season was unprecedented, the latest tragedy in a decades-long trend of increasing fire. Six of the 20 largest ...

California can expect a late start to the wildfire season

For now, Predictive Services is forecasting below-normal large fire activity in Southern California in May and June, and normal activity in ...

California Wildfire Season Summary 2023 - YouTube

How did the 2023 wildfire season compare with previous years? Both 2022 and 2023 were well below average in terms of acres burned.

Delayed wildfire season expected across California as brush ... - ABC7

Heavy rain and snow brought on by an El Niño well into the spring has meteorologists forecasting another below-normal wildfire season for ...

Wildfires | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov

Researching Climate Conditions for CAL FIRE Wildfire Restoration Efforts ... In California, drought and warmer climates have increased the prevalence, severity, ...