By the time summer arrives, California has typically gone months without rain, and warm weather has left vegetation bone-dry. So the fires that erupt then tend to burn hotter and faster — and are harder to control.
You’ve probably heard that wildfires in the Golden State have increasingly become a year-round danger, no longer limited to a few months a year. But even still, the start of the traditional summer-and-fall fire season brings a slew of heightened risks to contend with.
But those offseason fires are generally low-intensity and less likely to exhibit the unpredictable and destructive behavior that has characterized the worst California fires in recent years. In 2020, more acres burned in the state than ever before, driven largely by massive fires that began in August and September.
Seventeen of the 20 most destructive wildfires in California history occurred between July and October. The other three broke out in November or December, at the end of long dry periods that mimicked peak fire season conditions. And, unfortunately, California is likely to endure similarly destructive fires through the remainder of this year, experts say.
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