California's 2021 wildfire season has burned about 20 times more land than it had at the same point last year, with over 3,500 fires scorching around 207,000 acres by early July.
California is facing both a fire season and a fire year, with a five-year average of 39,000 burned acres by mid-July. The state allocated $2.6 billion through 2028 to combat wildfires and enhance forest health.
Cal Fire aims to hire 2,400 more firefighters in the next five years and shorten workweeks to address the staffing needs. Over 95% of wildfires are human-caused, urging caution in activities that may spark fires.
Gov. Gavin Newsom attributes the fires to record-high temperatures and lightning strikes, emphasizing the reality of climate change and the importance of acknowledging it through observable lived experiences globally.
#california-wildfires #wildfire-severity #firefighting-efforts #human-caused-fires #climate-change-impact
[
Collection
]
[
|
...
]