Wildfires Aren't Going Away
Sobering Statistics
50,000
The United States has seen almost 50,000 wildfires in 2020 burning close to 9 million acres.
9,000
In California alone, through November 2020 over 9,000 wildfires have taken 31 lives, burned 4.2 million acres, and destroyed over 10,000 structures.
42
Australia's 2019-2020 bushfire season took 42 lives, destroyed over 300 homes, and burned over 42 million acres.
127
The 2017 fire season in the EU took 127 lives, burned over 3 million acres, and caused over EUR 10 billion.
Wildfires are a global issue
Learn more about wildfires around the world at these sites:
- National Interagency Fire Center (USA)
- CalFire (USA – California)
- European Environmental Agency
- Parliment of Australia Bushfire Information
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