Five of the largest fires in CA history are burning simultaneously. This is the domino effect of #climatechange. However, different fires are from distinct chain reactions. The #CreekFire is traced to the 2012 drought while the #AugustComplexFire emerged from a heat wave. 1/
These fires will cause more dominoes to fall including winter mudslides, watershed damage exacerbating future drought, heat spikes from black carbon, habitat loss, warmer surface temperatures and dramatic health effects from exposure to smoke. 2/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/10/us/climate-change-california-wildfires.html
A Climate Reckoning in Fire-Stricken California

If climate change was a somewhat abstract notion a decade ago, today it is all too real for Californians fleeing wildfires and smothered in a blanket of smoke, the worst year of fires on record.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/10/us/climate-change-california-wildfires.html
Drought and warm winters enabled a native beetle population to grow unchecked killing 163 million trees since 2012. Shaver Lake was among the hardest hit regions. The #CreekFire is the first in a new class of mega-fires caused by tree mortality. 3/ https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article245563350.html
‘Ground zero’ for dead trees. How California mega-drought turned Creek Fire into inferno

The Sierra National Forest wildfire is a grim reminder of how much damage has been inflicted by the bark beetle and drought.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article245563350.html
In August, unprecedented heat waves triggered 14,000 dry lightning strikes which ignited 900 fires including the #BearFire. It was burning remotely until winds came and it exploded overnight, causing heart breaking devastation. 4/4 https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article245624680.html
West Zone updates: Death toll rises to 10; destruction similar to Camp Fire

The Butte County Sheriff’s Office said seven more people were found dead in the fire zone.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article245624680.html
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