California Wildfires - What To Know

9/18/2020 (Permalink)

States affected: California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho

• Approx. 5 million acres burned
• Some wildfires have been contained but many still burning at this time.
• Air quality is poor and although residents are being evacuated, the death toll continues to rise.

Deaths: 33 (updated: September 14th, 2020)

Causes: There are several, some accidental, some not so much. Due to the climate and drought, a malfunctioning gender reveal party smoke bomb ignited a fire which spread rapidly. There are also at least 2 separate reports of individuals purposely starting fires. 

How to Help

Donating to The Red Cross and the California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Relief Fund are both ways you can help those affected by California Wildfires. You can also use www.charitynavigator.org to search for other ways to donate.

https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/

https://connect.calfund.org/give/wildfirerelief

https://redrover.org/join-us/donate/

Resources

https://www.latimes.com/wildfires-map/

https://climate.gov/sites/default/files/USDrought_July2019August2020_ani_lrg.gif

https://climate.gov/news-features/event-tracker/colorado-summer-drought-wildfires-and-smoke-2020

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/09/inside-california-race-to-contain-devastating-wildfires/

https://time.com/5888449/wildfires-smoke-california-oregon-washington-satellite-space/