Why the West Burns (U.S. National Park Service)
Why the West Burns (U.S. National Park Service).
This years fire season was historic in California. According to Cal Fire, over 4 million acres had burned as of mid-November. It was driven by the same conditions that fuel the states largest fires: human-caused climate change and fire suppression.
- Type
- Web Site
- Date of Issue
- 2026-09-30
- Units
- SFAN
- Keywords
- blog, by Jerimiah Oetting, California, climate change, Climate Corner, fire, fire suppression, PCSLC, Point reyes, Point Reyes National Seashore, San Francisco Bay Area, SFAN, west coast, Wildfire, wildland fire, Woodward Fire
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- Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal