California Wildfires Research Paper

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California Wildfires

California is known for its tendency to have many wildfires during the fall. The outbreak of wildfires in October are due to the dry, sunny summers. California had been parched by a drought for years, which leaves it with plenty of fuel for fires in the form of dry vegetation. The unusually high winds have enabled the otherwise small fires to spread at a much faster rate and quickly become large fires. This month, California has had many, large wildfires, causing a lot of damage.
The severe wildfire outbreak is to a combination of factors. California had a record breaking heat over the summer. This and the ongoing drought has put California in prime fire condition. The fires were fueled by these hurricane force winds, the highest being 79 mph. The fires are advancing at a rate of more than a football field every three seconds. This makes it extremely difficult for the firemen to keep up with. About …show more content…

More than 170,000 acres have been destroyed and an estimated 7,000 buildings destroyed or damaged, these numbers are still increasing. The deadly wildfires have caused over one billions dollars in property damage.
Many people are being evacuated from their homes. Over 50,000 people have been left their residences, as the police continue to work on locating hundreds of people reported missing by panicked relatives. With communication down and people making rushed escapes, the hope is, most people will turn up safe.
In addition, lots of people have been affected by the enormous wildfires. At least 17 people have died in the Tubbs Fire, Sonoma country alone received more than 240 missing person reports but many have already been found. The total death toll so far is at 41 lives. On Tuesday, the air score in parts of Napa hit 486, and it is considered very unhealthy when the index reaches 201. These numbers are similar to the air condition in Beijing,

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