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2020 California Wildfires

homeworks: short answers only use your own words work together but write your own assignment submit by due date, early submission encouraged

SIO15 – 11/23/20 Recent Events source: wikipedia

Largest Cali Wildfires … Until Oct 2017

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SIO15 – 11/23/20 Recent Events source: wikipedia

Largest Cali Wildfires … 2020 update

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source: wikipedia; NIFC

source: wikipedia; NIFC

revisit in next Mondaydiscussion!

SIO15 – 11/23/20 Recent Events

source: wikipedia; NIFC

source: droughtmonitor.unl.edu

see topic 17(heat waves/droughts)

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Homework 6 Earthwatch July 20, 2020

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Homework 7 Newsclip Aug 20, 2020

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Aug 20, 2020 – Unprecedented Lightning

high temperatures lightning strikes strong winds

remnants of Tropical Storm Elida

unprecedented tropical, sweltering heat in NorCal

severe thunderstorms -> “constant lightning”

out-of-control wildfires

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Aug 20, 2020 – Unprecedented Lightning

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Sep 9, 2020 – San Francisco

photo: SIO15 Student Valerie Le

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Sep 10, West Coast Skies

source: NASA, Wikipedia

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2020 California Wildfires

source: Wikipedia

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San Diego County -Valley Fire

source: Wikipedia

Sep 5 – 24 16,390 acres 61 structures destroyed + 11 damaged

Lions, Tigers&Bears sanctuary evacuated

SIO15 – 11/23/20 Recent Events source: wikipedia

Most Destructive Cali Wildfires

SIO15 – 11/23/20 Recent Events source: wikipedia

Deadliest Cali Wildfires

SIO15 – 11/23/20 Recent Events

source: wikipedia; NIFC

source: wikipedia; NIFC

SIO15 – 11/23/20 Recent Events

source: wikipedia; NIFC

source: wikipedia; NIFC

SIO15 – 11/23/20 Recent Events

source: wikipedia; NIFC

source: droughtmonitor.unl.edu