Why California burns every year, the reason is..'
Why California burns every year, the reason is..'
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Wildfires spreading in the northern part of California are expected to be fuelled further to move to the western part and raise some large fires that are already burning there. The fear of new fires has also been increased as the state is bracing for an early-season wind storm that could transfer flames burning out of control. According to the forecast of the National Weather Service of the country, the wind speed is likely to grow 35mph as it issued red flag warnings for several states in the western region.

On Tuesday, the Caldore fire which exploded over the weekend reached through the small rural town of Grizzly flats as it tripled in size between Monday and Tuesday evening to nearly 50 square miles. The fast-moving Caldore fire has injured at least two people and burned around 50 homes in and around Grizzly Flats so far, according to the media report. To the north, the Dixie Fire,  the biggest of some 100 active wildfires in more than a dozen Western states was pushing toward Susanville, a population of about 18,000. Wildfires are common in California, but over the last few years, California is seeing more and more wildfires and the intensity of these flames is just increasing every year.

There are four key causes that that state experiences from the most destructive fires in the country. The first is California is already a dry state. The land in California gets most of its moisture in the fall season which is dried out by the spring vegetation. Hence, the state experience the never-ending dry season, which typically fuels the wildfires. The second is climate change, which has made the west part of the US warmer and drier in the past 30 years and, according to experts, this will continue to make the weather more intense and wildfires more devastating. Another factor is California's large population. Many people are not moving towards the forested areas of the state, where a spark caused by campfires, parties becomes out of control.

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