Cameron Peak Fire is Colorado’s Largest Wildfire Ever and First to Exceed 200,000-Acres Already the largest fire in Colorado’s history, the Cameron Peak Fire just surpassed another milestone – the first fire in Colorado history to exceed 200,000-acres. Related: Wildfire Threatens Colorado Ski Resort The fire, which started burning on August 13 in Larimer County, is now 203,253 acres and 62% contained. In Garfield County, the Pine Gulch Fire, which sparked on July […] Fire Firebrains | October 19, 2020 0 Comments
Assessing California Fire Scars This post first appeared on the NASA Earth Observatory website Following an unprecedented outburst of dry lightning in August 2020, wildfires ignited across the state of California. Raging for weeks to months amid heatwaves and dry weather, the fires charred millions of acres and consumed homes, livelihoods, and lives. Now state and federal agencies are working to assess the damage. […] Fire Firebrains | October 16, 2020 1 Comment
California Has its First Ever ‘Gigafire’ | A Fire That Has Surpassed 1-Million Acres Burned California has its first-ever ‘gigafire’, the term for a fire that has surpassed a million acres burned. The August Complex Fire, caused by lightning on 16th August, earned the undesired title earlier this week, having burned 1,029,140-acres. Related: California Sets New Record After Area Size of Connecticut Burned by Wildfires | 4 million+ Acres Ravaged The fire, which is currently 76% […] Fire Firebrains | October 14, 2020 0 Comments
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