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Now California Wildfires Burn All Year

  • Longer burning season means more risk for PG&E, others
  • Cycle of rain and dry spells creates huge supply of kindling
California Burns All Year Now

California’s wildfire season used to last a few months. Now the state burns all year.

Global warming has intensified California’s cyclical droughts, leaving the land riddled with pockets of dry brush that persist even amid winter rains. That became clear last week when a blaze broke out 300 miles (480 kilometers) north of San Francisco, burning 30 acres in Humboldt County.