Flames lick above vehicles on Highway 162 as the Bear Fire burns in Oroville, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. The blaze, part of the lightning-sparked North Complex, expanded at a critical rate of spread as winds buffeted the region. SACRAMENTO, CALIF. -- When it comes to California wildfires, it now takes days, not decades, to produce what had been seen as a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence.
They are only the latest examples of what a half-dozen fire experts agreed is more extreme fire behaviour driven by drought and warming temperatures they attribute to climate change. Among the most concerning developments is that fast-moving wildfires leave less time for warnings or evacuations. "They were rare events, and now they've become commonplace," he said. "It's because these fires are higher intensity."
California already has seen a record 2.5 million acres burn and it's only now is entering what traditionally is the most dangerous time for fires. Labor Day weekend brought record-breaking temperatures across the state that exacerbated what already are drought conditions in a large swath of the state.
An extreme example in July 2018 spun off what was then only the second documented "firenado," killing a firefighter as he helped evacuate residents from the Carr Fire in the Northern California city of Redding.
MIGHT AS WELL DECREASE FIREMEN PAY SEEMS THEY NOT NO HOW TO DO THEIR JOB WHEN C PIX OR VIDEO THEY JUS WALKING AROUND OR JUS STANDING. SO SAD
This is so horrific, sad and scary. 🥺🙏🏻 😞
Damn I thought that was just another peaceful protest.
genuinely scary
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