Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that, as of this time last year 118,000 acres had been burned.
Currently, the state has seen 2.3 million acres burned so far this year.“We’re just entering into fire season this year,” said the governor, and this is already “the largest fire season we’ve had in recent recorded history.” He then made a more forceful point.“Extreme fire events that we believe are climate-induced,” said the governor, require stronger commitments from state, local and federal governments.When challenged on the cause of the fires, Newsom ticked off a list of extraordinary climate-related factors coming together this year including, “unprecedented temperatures, a heat dome,.
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