Fires in California

“Dry” thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. In Northern California, fires continued to burn in August.
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Fires in California

Published Aug 15, 2008

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Published Aug 11, 2008

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Published Aug 4, 2008

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Published Jul 29, 2008

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Published Jul 25, 2008

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Published Jul 23, 2008

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Published Jul 21, 2008

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Published Jul 16, 2008

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Published Jul 15, 2008

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Siskiyou Complex Fire, Northern California
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Siskiyou Complex Fire, Northern California

Lightning triggered a complex of forest fires in Northern California’s Klamath National Forest on June 21, 2008. The image centers on the largest of the fires in the Siskiyou Complex.

Published Jul 15, 2008

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Published Jul 14, 2008

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Piute Fire, Sequoia National Forest
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Piute Fire, Sequoia National Forest

The Piute Fire, burning south of Lake Isabella in the Sequoia National Forest in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains, was one of the more than 300 wildfires burning across the state of California in early July 2008.

Published Jul 14, 2008

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Published Jul 11, 2008

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Published Jul 10, 2008

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One of the largest and most destructive fires raging across California over the weekend of July 4 was the Basin Fire, threatening Big Sur, and covering the coast in a thick blanket of smoke.

Published Jul 10, 2008

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Published Jul 8, 2008

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Published Jul 8, 2008

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Published Jul 7, 2008

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Published Jul 3, 2008

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Basin Complex Fire Near Big Sur, California
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Basin Complex Fire Near Big Sur, California

The Basin Complex Fire was clearly active on multiple fronts. The large burn scar in the lower center of the center shows that the fire ran all the way to the coast in places. South of Big Sur, portions of the state’s famously scenic coastal highway (Highway 1) had to be closed.

Published Jul 3, 2008

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Published Jul 1, 2008

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Published Jun 30, 2008

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Published Jun 27, 2008

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Forest Fires in California
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Forest Fires in California

In the last week of June 2008, California was the focal point of national fire activity. Over the first weekend of summer, record-breaking lightning activity in the state triggered hundreds of wildfires.

Published Jun 27, 2008

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Published Jun 25, 2008

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Published Jun 24, 2008

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Published Jun 23, 2008

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