The science behind the LA wildfires
Epic events like the Southern California wildfires do not have a singular cause. While we don’t yet know the official causes ...
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Wildfires are breaking out in Southern California as the ‘most destructive windstorm’ in over a decade hits
The 2011 windstorm downed hundreds of trees ... the wettest time of the year is also helping to drive the fire threat. Southern California has grown progressively more dry since late summer ...
Trump visits California after ripping 'idiot' Newsom on wildfire; critics bash crime, homelessness, spending
President Trump is ripping California Gov. Gavin Newsom over mismanagement of the state leading up to the devastating ...
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California wildfires fuelled by months of unusual extreme weather
Fast-moving wildfires are burning long after the regular fire season is over due to an unlikely sequence of extreme weather events that may have been exacerbated by climate change ...
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California fires serve as reminder that Minnesota has seen its share of big blazes
As seen in southern California ... line on the southern edge of the Pagami Creek fire, north of Isabella and just south of the BWCA border in 2011. (Brian Peterson/The Minnesota Star Tribune ...
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Wildfire Statistics: Damage, Fatalities and Insurance Rates
From 2011 to 2021, authorities spent an average of $3.9 billion per year fighting wildfires, and $37,017 per fire. Wildfires caused $22 billion in property damage over the last five years. In ...
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The science behind the LA wildfires
extreme fire behavior and likely the strongest north winds in southern California since 2011. That event on Dec. 1, 2011, also brought powerful and destructive wind gusts to much of Southern ...