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This map shows the perimeters of more than 20,000 wildfires that have been recorded in California from 1878 to 2020 using data from Cal Fire, the National Parks Service, the U.S. Forest...
California Fire Perimeters (1898-2020) Uploaded by Conservation Biology Institute. Provides a reasonable view of the spatial distribution of past large fires. Due to missing perimeters (see Use Limitations) this layer should be used carefully for statistical analysis and reporting.
California faces a recurring threat that reshapes its environment, communities, and policies: wildfires.
28 lut 2019 · From these answers, we had the idea for a historic map of all the wildfires that have been recorded in California history. The goal was to show the fire history of different areas throughout the state, something that emergency agencies use when determining fire risk.
3 gru 2023 · In Southern California, this is where most wildfires occur in vulnerable areas, with unique seasons and different weather patterns in the chaparral and grassland ecosystems, along with a vast population of over 19 million people and a sizeable wildland-urban interface (WUI) (Khorshidi et al., 2022).
This dashboard — updated daily — tracks large California wildfires currently engulfing parts of the state, along with historical context showing how much more destructive and widespread fires are today compared to decades past.
Comparing California Wildfire Data from 2020 to Present.
