California Wildfires
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California wildfire becomes deadliest blaze this year as toll climbs to 10; 16 more still missing
•More than 2,000 homes and other buildings have burned in the fire which began as a lightning-sparked collection of blazes several weeks ago
California skies glow orange as firefighters battle wildfires that rage across 25 miles in a day
Fp Staff •Since the middle of August, fires in California have killed eight people, destroyed more than 3,600 structures, and forced evacuations in communities near the coast, and along the Sierra Nevada
Three dead, thousands forced from their homes as Northern California wildfire rages on
•Forecasters said some weather relief was in sight that could help the overwhelmed firefighters. Meanwhile, a blast of polar air helped slow wildfires in Colorado and Montana
Wildfires burn record 2 million acres in California; 14,000 firefighters pressed into service in San Francisco Bay area
•The US Forest Service announced the closure of all eight national forests in California, a state that has seen 900 wildfires since 15 August
Five dead, 700 houses destroyed as California wildfires ravage over 1 million acres
•The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning of high fire danger across the Bay Area and Central Coast from Sunday to Monday afternoon
Five killed, thousands forced to flee homes as California wildfires explode in size
•Three groups of fires, called complexes, burning north, east and south of San Francisco have together scorched 2,566 square kilometers and destroyed more than 500 structures
Natural climate loads the dice that turns California's droughts, wildfires ugly
Raghumurtugudde •Human vulnerability to climate change can have a lot to do with where people choose to settle.
California wildfires: Infernos char acres of land, firefighters continue to battle blazes
Fp Staff •The Camp Fire and the Woolsey Fire are the two deadly wildfires burning at opposite ends of California.
California wildfires toll reaches 83: 560 names remain on missing list; 13,000 homes destoryed so far in blaze
•A California sheriff said that two more sets of human remains have been found, bringing the death toll from the California wildfire to 83.
California wildfires toll rises to 81: With 75 percent of blaze contained, officials now hope for significant rain
•In northern California, the so-called Camp Fire has scored 152,000 acres of land and destroyed more than 12,600 homes.