Five of the twenty largest wildfires in California history were part of the 2020 wildfire season. An August 19, 2020 satellite image of the wildfires burning in Northern California, covering a significant portion of California and nearby states.

As of the end of the year, nearly 10,000 fires had burned over 4.2 million acres, more than 4% of the state's roughly 100 million acres of land, making 2020 the largest wildfire season recorded in California's modern history.

Jul 29, 2021 · In a year of superlatives, some statistics stand out for California’s 2020 fire year: Four million acres, 112 million tons of greenhouse gases, thousands of lightning strikes, 11 million gallons of fire retardant.

May 4, 2022 · A UC Davis study summarizing the 2020 California wildfire year said just over 9,900 wildfires burned 4.3 million acres in 2020. That's twice the previous record but only average compared to burn rates before Euro-American settlement.

Feb 20, 2023 · This story map will explore the wildfire season of 2020, the physical, spatial, and temporal components, as well as prevention measures.

Sep 17, 2020 · Wildfires are burning millions of acres in California, Oregon and other parts of the western US, devastating towns and blanketing communities in thick smoke. Scientists say the …

Sep 10, 2020 · The images and reports out of California this week are overwhelming: concurrent colossal wildfires laying waste to property and landscapes, freaky orange skies, massive smoke clouds, worsening...

Feb 16, 2021 · Nearly 10,000 fires had burned over 4.2 million acres, making 2020 the largest wildfire season recorded in California's modern history.

We summarize the record-breaking 2020 wildfire season in California statistically, evaluate the drivers of high-severity burning in the 2020 fires and consider implications for fire and resource management.

Oct 1, 2020 · California, Oregon and Washington are enduring a fire season of historic proportions. Wildfires this year have left at least 40 people dead and destroyed more than 7,000 structures, scorching...