‘Weather whiplash’ helped drive this year’s California wildfires

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By Caroline Marshall Reinhart, Inside Climate…Sep 14, 2024, 9:00 am277 pts
While many Californians are praying for rain heavy enough to slow the spread of the 6,078 fires that have burned 977,932 acres in the state this summer, firefighters and climatologists recognize that the heavy winter rains are a big part of what led this fire season to scorch around three times as much total…

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