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When lightning strikes are abundant, so are wildfires — some in remote places across the state. Scientists warn there may be ...
An intense thunderstorm system moved into the Coachella Valley from northern Mexico on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2.
A wave of lightning strikes ignited dozens of wildfires across Tuolumne and Calaveras counties this week, leaving behind a ...
The Dragon Bravo Fire, ignited by lightning around July 4, has become the largest wildfire in the continental United States ...
The drier the storm and the drier the vegetation, the more likely lightning strikes are to spark wildfires, according to the ...
When lightning strikes, wildfire can follow. We saw that this week in the Tahoe region, with over 1,500 reported lighning ...
Firefighting crews tried to corral a fast-growing blaze churning through central California’s Sierra National Forest as ...
Fires burning across Tuolumne and Calaveras counties have prompted evacuation orders and reportedly damaged a historic town, Chinese Camp.
Crews appear to be making progress in extinguishing a series of lightning-sparked fires as they begin to assess damage in the ...
Given the number of lightning strikes across the province this weekend, more wildfires are likely to be detected in the ...
Thunderstorms rolled through parts of the Bay Area and California's Central Valley early Tuesday morning, leading to ...