Climate Scientist Daniel

The largest blaze in the state, known as the LNU Lightning Complex, had spread to a staggering 314,207 acres across Napa, Lake, Solano and Sonoma counties by Saturday morning. It was only 15 percent contained, and firefighters report that “extreme fire behavior” is making battling the blaze difficult. The size of the blaze puts it behind only the Mendocino Complex Fire of 2018, which burned about 459,000 acres, on the state’s list of largest fires on record since 1932. The fire complex, composed of several blazes burning in proximity, has destroyed 480 structures and threatens 30,500 more, according to Cal Fire, the state firefighting agency. A second large fire, known as the SCU Lightning Complex, now ranks as the third-largest blaze in state history, at 291,968 acres. This beats the Rush Fire of 2012, which burned about 272,000 acres. More than 500,000 acres have been charred within a 100-mile radius of San Francisco, which is twice the land burned during the entire 2019 California fire season, according to UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain. gg1 hh1 ii1 jj1 kk1 ll1 mm1 nn1 oo1 pp1 q11 r11 ss1 tt1 uu1 vv1 ww1 xx1 yy1 zz1 ab cs ef gh ij kl mn op qr st uv wx yz abc def ghi jkl mno pqr stu vwx yza bcd efg hij klm nop qrs tuv wxy zab cdef ghij klmn opqr stuv wxyz abcde fghi jklm a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 h2 i2 j2 k2 l2 m2 n2 o2 p2 q2 r2 s2 t2 u2 v2 w2 x2 y2 z2 aa2 bb2 cc2 dd2 ee2 ff2 gg2 hh2 ii2 jj2 kk2 ll2 mm2 nn2 oo2 pp2