Record area burned this year in wildfires in California
In a statement made by the California Fire Department, it was noted that the forest area burned in the state in the 2020 fire season was more than the total area burned in the last 3 years.
Scott McLean, spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, pointed out that the burning area is the size of the state of Connecticut, “Trying to grasp such a large area is mind-blowing, it takes your breath away.” used the expression.
McLean stated that they have experienced more than 8,200 forest fires so far this year, and that 17,000 firefighters are also struggling with two dozen fires still continuing.
It has been shared that in the forest fires that have occurred so far this year, a record area of approximately 16,200 square kilometers has been burned, 31 people have lost their lives so far, and 8,400 houses and buildings have been burned.
September to November every year in California is known as the busiest forest fire season.
