More than7.6 million acres burnedin the US in 2021 due to wildfires.
Last year was a devastating year for wildfires in the US:10.1 million acresburned.
California was particularly hard hit, losingover 4.2 million acresto wildfires, setting state records.
This year’s wildfire seasonwas predictedto break records again but thankfully fell short.
Drought is only part of the problem.
Others, like last year’s7,000-acre El Dorado gender-reveal party fire, were started by humans by accident.
All of these factors, including how to manage wildfires once they start, are compounded by theclimate crisis.
Wildfire season doesn’t have an official start date.
It begins with the first wildfire of the year and ends with the last.
Historically, wildfires are most likely to happen between May and October.
Lately that paradigm has shifted –wildfires ragedwell into late 2020, burning a record-setting735,125 acresin December.
In the meantime, keep an eye onInciWebfor current information on wildfires in the US.
