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Dry Conditions and Lightning Strikes Make for a Long California Fire Season
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Dry Conditions and Lightning Strikes Make for a Long California Fire Season

NASA / GSFC · 2017-12-08 · photograph (digital archive)

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The fire season in California has been anything but cooperative this year. Hot conditions combined with a state-wide drought and dry lightning makes for unpleasant conditions and leads to an abundance of forest fires. On August 12, lightning struck and started the fire that grew into the Happy Camp Complex. Currently over 113,000 acres have been affected and the fire is only 55% contained as of today. Strong winds tested fire lines yesterday (8/15), and are expected to do so again today.

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Credit lineDry Conditions and Lightning Strikes Make for a Long California Fire Season. NASA/GSFC, 2017-12-08. Public domain. ID: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e000986.
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