Two wildfires burned across the Sierra Nevada in California, demonstrating new fire behavior
9/26/2021 12:19:18 AM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
AFFECTED AREAS:
Alpine County, CA
Amador County, CA
Calaveras County, CA
El Dorado County, CA
Fresno County, CA
Kern County, CA
Madera County, CA
Mariposa County, CA
Mono County, CA
Nevada County, CA
Placer County, CA
Plumas County, CA
Sierra County, CA
Tulare County, CA
Tuolumne County, CA
Start Date: 8/1/2021
- End Date: 8/31/2021
The 2021 fire season in California is another historic one, seeing a first among wildfire behavior, and seeing it twice within weeks. Both the Dixie Fire and then the Caldor Fire burned from one side of the Sierra to the other within weeks of each other. Fire officials blame drought and climate change for the unusual fire behavior.
Los Angeles Times (Calif.), Aug 31, 2021
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