Last updated October 15, 2021
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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.

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