Event
Sand Fire 2016
United States
The Sand Fire sparked up on July 22 in the Santa Clarita Valley area north of Los Angeles. Amidst record heat, the fire quickly tripled in size over the following two days to 33,172 acres, destroying at least 18 homes and leaving one man dead. By August 3, firefighters managed to contain 100 percent of the blaze that burned a total 41,432 acres.
Extreme heat and years of ongoing drought, both linked to climate change, are increasing wildfire risk in California. Fourteen of the state’s 20 largest wildfires on record have all burned since 2000.
Aug 2, 2016 | MyNewsLA.com
41,000 acres burned, Santa Clarita Sand Fire 98 percent contained
Aug 2, 2016 | Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Some SCV residents say reverse 911 didn’t work during Sand fire
Aug 3, 2016 | FiveThirtyEight
Cities In Southern California Can’t Escape The Fire At Their Door
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Aug 17, 2016 | Climate Signals
Chart: 13 of California's 20 largest wildfires burned since 2000
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Jul 27, 2016 | The Straits Times
Photos: Wildfires rage in California
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Jul 26, 2016 | The New York Times / National Interagency Fire Center
Chart: USFS fire fighting costs from 1986 to 2015
Jun 23, 2016 | Climate Central
Western Wildfires: A Fiery Future
Jun 29, 2016 | Plos One
Incorporating Anthropogenic Influences into Fire Probability Models: Effects of Human Activity and Climate Change on Fire Activity in California
Jul 1, 2016 | Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
EEE 2014: Extreme Fire Season in California: A Glimpse Into the Future?
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