Publication: L.A. Times
UCLA Expert: Daniel Swain: Assistant Researcher and Climate Specialist, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Synopsys: The Oak fire near Yosemite exploded to 6,555 acres. Ten structures were destroyed and thousands of people were evacuated.
UCLA News: The fire tore through an area with extremely dry fuels near “subdivisions nestled in the foothills amid dense vegetation,” Swain said on Twitter. “With Oak Fire, streak of relatively modest and non-destructive wildfires in CA so far this season appears to be over.”
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