One after another, major wildfires exploded across California, Oregon and Washington earlier this month. Combined, over five million acres have burned in California, Oregon and Washington so far. 2020 is the most active fire year on record for the West Coast Note: Cumulative sum of fire detections across California, Oregon and Washington. Lightning Complex Calif. 2020 1,491 5 363,220 C.Z.U. Historical California data since 1933; Washington data since 1902 for fires that burned over 100,000 acres; Oregon data since 1900 for fires that burned over 100,000 acres.

Source: New York Times September 24, 2020 04:52 UTC