2020 California fires are the worst ever. Again.
LA TimesFire season in California looks different these days. North Complex 264,374 acres SCU Lightning Complex 396,624 acres La Brea Creek 212,744 acres Cedar Rim McNally Station August Complex 788,880 acres Zaca Rush San Francisco Old 30,000 acres Simi Basin Complex Carr Witch LNU Lightning Complex 363,220 acres Day Mendocino Complex Thomas Biggest wildfires, 2001-10 1.6 million acres burned Biggest wildfires, 2011-20 3.5 million acres burned San Francisco 30,000 acres North Complex 264,374 acres SCU Lightning Complex 396,624 acres Cedar La Brea Rim Creek 212,744 acres McNally August Complex 788,880 acres Station Zaca Rush Old Simi Carr Basin Complex Witch LNU Lightning Complex 363,220 acres Day Mendocino Complex Thomas Biggest wildfires, 2001-10 1.6 million acres burned Biggest wildfires, 2011-20 3.5 million acres burned San Francisco 30,000 acres Biggest wildfires, 2001-10 1.6 million acres burned La Brea Cedar McNally Basin Complex Station Old Simi Zaca Witch Day Biggest wildfires, 2011-20 3.5 million acres burned North Complex 264,374 acres SCU Lightning Complex 396,624 acres Creek 212,744 acres Rim August Complex 788,880 acres Rush Carr Mendocino Complex LNU Lightning Complex 363,220 acres Thomas Hundreds of wildfires, of varying size, scorch the state each year. San Francisco 30,000 acres 10k acres Yosemite National Park 748,000 acres Total burned from 2001-10 7.03 million acres Total burned from 2011-20 10.8 million acres 2020: 3.2 million acres Since the state’s fire season usually doesn’t peak until fall, when Santa Ana and Diablo winds pick up, this record-breaking year may still get much worse. Most destructive fires in California Within the last 5 years 18.8k Camp structures Tubbs 5.6 2.9 Tunnel 2.8 Cedar 2 Valley 1.7 Witch 1.6 Woolsey 1.6 Carr 1.5 LNU Lightning Complex 1.5 CZU Lightning Complex Within the last 5 years Camp 18.8k structures Tubbs 5.6 2.9 Tunnel 2.8 Cedar 2 Valley 1.7 Witch 1.6 Woolsey 1.6 Carr 1.5 LNU Complex 1.5 CZU Complex The home and property damage is scattered across the state, often isolated to rural areas. U.S. Drought Monitor Abnormally dry Moderate drought Severe drought Extreme drought August Complex North Complex LNU Lighting Complex Creek SCU Lightning Complex The effect of this climate change is a longer fire season with conditions friendlier to fire.
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