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Wildfires In California
This is a partial and incomplete list of wildfires in the US state of California. California has dry, windy, and often hot weather conditions from spring through late autumn that can produce moderate to severe wildfires. Pre-1800, when the area was much more forested and the ecology much more resilient, 4.4-11.9 million acres (1.8-4.8 million hectares) of forest and shrubland burned annually. California land area totals 99,813,760 or roughly 100 million acres, so since 2000, the area that burned annually has ranged between 90,000 acres, or 0.09%, and 1,590,000 acres, or 1.59% of the total land of California. During the 2020 wildfire season alone, over 8,100 fires contributed to the burning of nearly 4.5 million acres of land. Causes Climate change in California has lengthened the fire season and made it more extreme from the middle of the 20th century. Since the early 2010s, wildfires in California have grown more dangerous because of the accumulation of wood fuel in fore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990- Most Destructive California Wildfires
Year 199 (Roman numerals, CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new Roman legion, legions, Legio I Parthica, I Parthica and Legio III Parthica, III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung of Geumgwan Gaya, Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya confederacy, Gaya (traditional date). By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jose Mercury News
''The Mercury News'' (formerly ''San Jose Mercury News'', often locally known as ''The Merc'') is a morning daily newspaper published in San Jose, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is published by the Bay Area News Group, a subsidiary of Media News Group which in turn is controlled by Alden Global Capital, a vulture fund. , it was the List of newspapers in the United States#Top 10 newspapers by circulation, fifth largest daily newspaper in the United States, with a daily circulation of 611,194. , the paper has a circulation of 324,500 daily and 415,200 on Sundays. this further declined. The Bay Area News Group no longer reports its circulation, but rather "readership". For 2021, they reported a "readership" of 312,700 adults daily. First published in 1851, the ''Mercury News'' is the last remaining English-language daily newspaper covering the Santa Clara Valley. It became the ''Mercury News'' in 1983 after a series of mergers. During much of the 20th century, it wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 California Wildfires
There were 8,202 fires that burned of land in the US state of California in 2006. Fires Below is a list of all fires that exceeded during the 2006 fire season. The list is taken from CAL FIRE The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, colloquially known as CAL FIRE, is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California. It is responsible for fire protection in various are ...'s list of large fires. References {{California wildfires California, 2006 Wildfires in California by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 California Wildfires
7,162 wildfires burned of land in the US state of California in 2005. Fires Below is a list of all fires that exceeded during the 2005 fire season. The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires. Labor Day brush fire On Labor Day Monday, September 5, 2005, a small brush fire erupted and burned parts of Rancho Peñasquitos and Black Mountain Open Space Park. The wildfire quickly grew to , and triggered the evacuation of 200 homes in Rancho Peñasquitos, before further growth was stopped by firefighters. The fire was fully extinguished by September 7. Despite its small size, the brush fire was the worst wildfire to affect San Diego City in two years, since the Cedar Fire of 2003. The wildfire resulted in 6 injuries, but did not result in structural damages. The brush fire determined to have been started by a teenage boy, who was subsequently arrested. References {{California wildfires Wildfires 2005 California, 2005 2005 2005 was designated as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 California Wildfires ...
7,898 wildfires burned in the US state of California in 2004. Fires Below is a list of all fires that exceeded during the 2004 fire season. The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires. References {{California wildfires lists Wildfires 2004 California, 2004 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 California Wildfires
During 2003, 9,116 wildfires burned across the US state of California. In October, a major wildfire outbreak in Southern California burned more than 750,000 acres, destroyed thousands of homes, and killed two dozen people. Many of the victims were killed in their cars while trying to flee. "The 2003 San Diego County Fire Siege Fire safety Review"; Forest Service; 2003. Fires Below is a list of fires that exceeded during the 2003 fire season. The list is taken from |
2002 California Wildfires ...
During 2002, 8,328 wildfires burned of land in the US state of California. List of wildfires Below is a list of fires that exceeded or caused a notable amount of damage during the 2002 fire season. The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires. Gallery of maps File:2002 Wolf Fire map.png, Wolf Fire File:2002 Copper Fire map.png, Copper Fire File:2002 Curve Fire map.png, Curve Fire File:2002 Williams Fire map.png, Williams Fire References {{California wildfires Wildfires 2002 California, 2002 2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 California Wildfires
According to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) statistics, 9,317 wildfires burned a total of in the US state of California in 2001. The largest wildfire of the year in California was the Observation Fire in Lassen County, which burned 67,700 acres, and the most destructive was the Poe Fire in Butte County, which burned 133 structures. Cal Fire wildfire suppression costs for fires that burned within the agency's jurisdiction amounted to US$109 million. Damages for the same amounted to $87.3 million, with a total of 389 structures lost. At least two fatalities occurred, both of them on the Bell Fire in San Diego County. Narrative An unusually warm, dry, and windy May prompted Cal Fire to declare May 22 the beginning of fire season throughout the state, the point in the year at which the agency hires seasonal staff to be at the ready round-the-clock in California forest districts. The pattern continued through June, with fires active weeks in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 California Wildfires
According to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) statistics, 7,622 wildfires burned a total of in the US state of California in 2000. Cal Fire wildfire suppression costs for fires that burned within the agency's jurisdiction amounted to $109 million. Damages for the same amounted to $87.3 million, with a total of 389 structures lost. The largest wildfires of the year in California were the Manter and Storrie fires, which burned 74,000 and 55,000 acres in Tulare and Plumas counties respectively. List of wildfires The following is a list of fires that burned more than , produced significant structural damage or casualties, or were otherwise notable. It is excerpted from Cal Fire's 2001 list of large (≥ 300 acres) fires, and may not be complete or reflect the most recent information. See also * List of California wildfires This is a partial and incomplete list of wildfires in the US state of California. California has dry, windy, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Interagency Fire Center
The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho, is an American physical facility which is the home to the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) and the National Multi-Agency Coordination Group (NMAC or MAC). The center works closely with and is an arm of the National Fire and Aviation Executive Board (NFAEB), which provides unified guidance for fire agencies in the U.S. and handbooks and guidelines to provide standard procedures. It was created to implement the Federal Wildland Fire Management Act Policy. The NFAEB has created the Federal Fire Policy Directives Task Group, which coordinates with state agencies to implement cooperative agreements.Federal Fire Policy Directives Task Group Charter National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved May 13, 2008. The center's primary mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Fires October 2003
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an international border with the Mexico, Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With almost 40million residents across an area of , it is the List of states and territories of the United States by population, largest state by population and List of U.S. states and territories by area, third-largest by area. Prior to European colonization of the Americas, European colonization, California was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-Columbian North America. European exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization by the Spanish Empire. The area became a part of Mexico in 1821, following Mexican War of Independence, its successful war for independence, but Mexican Cession, was ceded to the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
