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    California wildfires caused by humans are more dangerous than fires sparked by lightning

    LOS ANGELES — The sheer acreage consumed by fire in California in recent years is numbing: more than 2.5 million acres last year, and 4.3 million acres the year before that. Already in 2022, before peak fire season has descended upon this drought-parched state, fire has burned nearly 17,000 acres. Yet not all fires are equal. New research from UC Irvine shows that fires caused by human activity ...
    by Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times Jun 22, 2022 2 minutes
    Structures, cars and property burned by the Mendocino Complex fire near Clearlake Oaks, California, on Aug. 7, 2018.

    LOS ANGELES — The sheer acreage consumed by fire in California in recent years is numbing: more than 2.5 million acres last year, and 4.3 million acres the year before that.

    Already in 2022, before peak fire season has descended upon this drought-parched state, fire has burned nearly 17,000 acres.

    Yet not all fires are equal. from UC Irvine shows that fires caused — spread faster, burn hotter and destroy more trees than those caused by lightning strikes.

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