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California Wildfires May Have Caused Hundreds More Deaths
Another study looked at suicides and drug overdoses before and after the Maui fires. Researchers found a 97% jump in suicide ...
As Earth Warms, California Fire Season Is Starting Earlier, Study Finds
California’s main wildfire season is starting earlier in the year, and human-caused climate change is a major reason, new ...
Where is Gifford Fire burning in Central California? See interactive map
The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 83,000 acres of California's Central Coast, becoming the state's largest wildfire of ...
Massive central California wildfire keeps growing and becomes state’s largest blaze of the year
Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against a massive ...
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 ...
Gifford Fire burns 83,000 acres, now the largest blaze in California this year
Since it started on Friday afternoon, the Gifford Fire -- which is situated within the Los Padres National Forest in Solvang, ...
Wildfire season is starting weeks earlier in California—new study shows how climate change is driving the expansion
Fire season is expanding in California, with an earlier start to wildfire activity in most of the state. In parts of the ...
California fires are burning and incoming heat wave could make things worse
A widespread heat wave is expected to intensify fire concerns across California as temperatures rise and landscapes further ...
California homeowners rejected a property tax. Now, fire districts struggle
The tree-lined neighborhoods in the suburb — containing the Sacramento region’s highest median household income — is at a very high fire risk, according to Cal Fire.