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318: 297: 700:. Unfortunately, the article is now frozen in a version without these parts. Several users have worked on this part, and we should revert the article to the version that contained this text. Already in August, scientific reports have discussed that the frequency and extent of wildfires in California will increase. The current wildfires, thus, have to be seen in the light of these reports and climate change. Nothing is controversial about these reports, or just an "opinion", as the IP user argues. If we discuss this topic in a encyclopedia, then we should also include these scientific arguments in this article. 1202: 1280: 500: 479: 1114: 118: 97: 128: 49: 407: 386: 229: 586: 208: 21: 1315: 1237: 1158: 1051: 810: 66: 884: 875: 667:
This is a well known effect, but politically the firefighters are not allowed to stop putting out the fires if that means a few rich people losing their million dollar homes. Of course they eventually lose them anyway in the huge fires, but at least the firefighters can't be blamed for doing the best
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The fuel naturally increases, and I know of no human policy that affects the rate at which the fuel naturally increases (there may be a paper on climate change and southern California natural plant growth as opposed to CC and plants drying out; may be worth searching for). The problem with "forestry
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practices. The natural ecology going back way before humans is for the fuel to increase up to a certain point and then burn -- some plants don't germinate well without fire. Put out the fires as they start and the fuel naturally increases until one day you get a huge fire. Hire a bunch more
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This is not true yet. According to the Camp Fire page 77 have been killed so far.* (The building count appears to be at least 12,794, but at least that part is factually true.) The 94 figure appears to be conflating the total death count out of all fires this year.
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No, because they're not "Santa Ana winds" in Butte County. "Santa Ana winds" are a specific set of downslope winds that exist in Southern California and spill seaward from the Los Angeles Basin rim. Elsewhere in the state, "foehn" winds go by other localized names;
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Suggested change: "This new batch of wildfires includes the Woolsey Fire and Camp Fire, the latter of which has thus far killed 94 people and destroyed more than 10,321 structures, becoming both California's deadliest and most destructive wildfire on record." -:
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I've noticed that according to the wildfires page, the fires in Tulare County are still burning, but their containment status has been the same for almost a week. Is someone going to update this to make it more accurate?
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Given the large number of scientific articles that deal with this connection, it is difficult to imagine an article about the wildfires in California without discussing this scientific background.
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is controversial, as some people say that incorrect forestry practices are responsible for an increased amount of fuel left in place by human policies, and not because of purely natural causes. --
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Ashton McIntyre of KSBY reported on Tuesday November 13, 2018, the Sierra wildfire occurring in San Bernadino is 75% contained but is moving south along Riverside Avenue.
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The number has been updated to 76 as of right now. If it needs to be updated further, please make a specific request with a citation of a reliable source to support it. ‑‑
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So can we find sources and reword the article to reflect this? Perhaps we should also mention that the spread of non-native Eucalyptus also makes the fires worse.
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The total that makes this season's total highest includes prescribed burns (see note 2). Is that practice consistent across years?
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Upon further reading of the Camp Fire page, the death toll is now up to 79, which is still less than 94.
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Here are more sources that discuss the connection between climate change and the number of wildfires:
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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between
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https://ksby.com/news/fire-watch/2018/11/13/sierra-fire-in-san-bernadino-county-threatens-homes
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A combination of an increased amount of natural fuel and compounding atmospheric conditions ...
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The current version has had the vandalism reverted, and does discuss climate change.
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https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/climate-change-fanning-megafires
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A news item involving 2018 California wildfires was featured on Knowledge's
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repeatedly removed those parts of the article that deal with climate change
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Change the current deaths from Camp Fire from 56 to the latest number
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firefighters and the fires get even bigger, but farther apart in time.
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Although it looks like the death toll has been rectified already. --
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181107172914.htm
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the fatalities on wildfire california 2018 is increase to 89
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Can you provide a link to the Camp Fire page? Thanks,
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