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August and September Wildfire Potential looks like it will be worse than a cold sore on a first date.

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Aug 02, 2024
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August is here, bringing with it peak fire season. We have surpassed the 10-year average for acres burned, which is 3,637,370 acres, and nearly 4.5M acres have burned as of August 1st this year.

For some perspective, last year's total was 1,185,784 acres by year's end, with 30,700 total fires started. We are four times that acreage already, with only 2…

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