John D'Agostino

Jan 14, 2025 | mississippitoday.org | Jeremia Kimelman |John D'Agostino |Adam Ganucheau

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The fires sweeping across Los Angeles County for the past week have burned more than 40,000 acres, an area roughly equivalent to 1,800 Alcatraz Islands or 400 Disneylands, or slightly larger than Washington, D.C.An arid fall and winter has dried out vegetation after two wetter-than-average years, providing fuel as a windstorm, with hurricane-force gusts topping 100 miles per hour, swept across the region.

Jan 14, 2025 | pressdemocrat.com | Jeremia Kimelman |John D'Agostino

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Jul 29, 2024 | abc10.com | Jeremia Kimelman |John D'Agostino

BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. — The Park Fire just pushed California’s wildfire season into overdrive. It has grown rapidly since it started near Chico on July 24. Within two days, the blaze had consumed some 178,000 acres, then it doubled the next day. By Sunday, the fire had devoured more acres than all of this year’s other fires to date combined. Even more striking: The Park Fire had claimed close to 500% of the previous five-year average of acres burned by this point in the summer.

Jul 29, 2024 | pressdemocrat.com | Jeremia Kimelman |John D'Agostino

Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. The Park Fire just pushed California’s wildfire season into overdrive. It has grown rapidly since it started near Chico on July 24. Within two days, the blaze had consumed some 178,000 acres, then it doubled the next day. By Sunday, the fire had devoured more acres than all of this year’s other fires to date combined.

Jul 29, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Jeremia Kimelman |John D'Agostino

Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. The Park Fire just pushed California’s wildfire season into overdrive. It has grown rapidly since it started near Chico on July 24. Within two days, the blaze had consumed some 178,000 acres, and then it doubled the next day. By Sunday, the fire had devoured more acres than all of this year’s other fires to date combined.