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No, it is actually historically accurate Of course, there have always been fires. But this year already 3,627,010 acres have burned, and "While wildfires are
by toss1 6y ago
No, it is actually historically accurate
Of course, there have always been fires. But this year already 3,627,010 acres have burned, and "While wildfires are a natural part of California’s landscape, the fire season in California and across the West is starting earlier and ending later each year. Climate change is considered a key driver of this trend. Warmer spring and summer temperatures, reduced snowpack, and earlier spring snowmelt create longer and more intense dry seasons that increase moisture stress on vegetation and make forests more susceptible to severe wildfire. The length of fire season is estimated to have increased by 75 days across the Sierras and seems to correspond with an increase in the extent of forest fires across the state."[0]
Five of the six largest fires in history of California have been this year, and the season isn't even over [1]
[0] https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/ https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_wildfires https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_wildfires
- mturmon 6y agoThank you, point well taken. The feelings may be the same, but you're right, the underlying fires are more intense and pervasive.