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How fierce fall and winter winds help fuel California fires

  • Written by Faith Kearns, Academic Coordinator, California Institute for Water Resources, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Many California wildfires spread from structure to structure, fed by the winds.Cal Fire, CC BY-NC

It doesn’t take long in California to develop a feel for “fire weather.” When it’s hot and dry and the winds blow a certain way, there can be no doubt that, as in the past, landscapes will continue to be forged in fire.

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