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As Eaton blaze burned in January, officials were just as confused as residents by erroneous California wildfire alerts, emails show
Newly released emails in the aftermath of January's wildfires show how many California residents were confused about which ...
Map: Here's where California wildfires are burning
A dozen major wildfires are burning across California, and officials warn the threat will only grow in August and September, ...
Map: Gifford Fire grows 10,000 acres overnight to become California’s biggest wildfire of 2025
Gifford started along Highway 166 east of Santa Maria, adjacent to the footprint of the year’s previous biggest fire: Madre, ...
California wildfire explodes over 72,000 acres, air quality alerts in place
Over 1,000 firefighters continue to battle a wildfire in Southern California that has scorched over 65,000 acres, prompted ...
Wildfire season is starting earlier in California – a new study shows how climate change is driving the expansion
(THE CONVERSATION) Fire season is expanding in California, with an earlier start to wildfire activity in most of the state. In parts of the northern mountains, the season is now starting more than 10 ...
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California’s Getting an Earlier Start to Wildfire Season
Human-caused climate change has pushed the onset of fire season in the state to as much as 46 days earlier than it was 30 ...
California is on pace for its worst wildfire year in recent memory, and SoCal is mostly to blame
The Gifford fire straddling a rural stretch of the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo county line continued to grow Monday, ...
Big Bear Lake Fire Scorches 80 Acres, Crews Stretched Thin Amid California’s Busiest Fire Season Since 2020
Gold Fire near Big Bear Lake burns 80 acres as California faces its most active wildfire season since 2020. Crews stretched ...