Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Martindale-Fire-Burns-over-200-Acres-North-of-Los-Angeles-27MDHUZF48G.htmlConceptually similarMartindale Fire Burns over 200 Acres North of Los AngelesGP1SUE3SCompleted★★★★Martindale Fire Burns over 200 Acres North of Los AngelesGP1SUE45Completed★★★★★★Martindale Fire Burns over 200 Acres North of Los AngelesGP1SUE43Completed★★★★★★Martindale Fire Burns over 200 Acres North of Los AngelesGP1SUE3LCompleted★★★★★★Martindale Fire Burns over 200 Acres North of Los AngelesGP1SUE3VCompleted★★★★Martindale Fire Burns over 200 Acres North of Los AngelesGP1SUE3WCompleted★★★★Martindale Fire Burns over 200 Acres North of Los AngelesGP1SUE3YCompleted★★★★Martindale Fire Burns over 200 Acres North of Los AngelesGP1SUE3NCompleted★★★★★★Martindale Fire Burns over 200 Acres North of Los AngelesGP1SUE3XCompleted★★★★View AllGP1SUE3RMartindale Fire Burns over 200 Acres North of Los AngelesA Super Scooper aircraft drops water over the Martindale Fire on September 28, 2020 near Santa Clarita, California. The fire threatened numerous rural homes in Bouquet Canyon as wildfires continue to burn a record 3.75 million acres this year in California. Since Jan. 1, 2020, there have been 8,100 wildfires in California. While the number may seem drastically higher than other years, it's not. Previous years have seen a similar number of wildfires. What is drastically higher is the number of acres that have burned this year. More than 3.7 million acres have burned across the state, which is a record in recorded history. That record-setting number is also more than five times the five-year average. Although this is the greatest number of acres burned in the state's history, it is still not considered the most destructive due to structures lost and loss of life.Locations:California-Los Angeles-North America-United States of AmericaDate:28 Sep, 2020Credit:© David McNew / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5000px X 3333pxKeywords:Aerial view-Climate (campaign title)-Danger-Day-Destruction-Fire service-Forest fires-Forests (topography)-KWCI (GPI)-OutdoorsShoot:Martindale Fire Burns over 200 Acres North of Los AngelesA helicopter flies near flames at the Martindale Fire on September 28, 2020 near Santa Clarita, California. The fire threatened numerous rural homes in Bouquet Canyon as wildfires continue to burn a record 3.75 million acres this year in California. Since Jan. 1, 2020, there have been 8,100 wildfires in California. While the number may seem drastically higher than other years, it’s not. Previous years have seen a similar number of wildfires. What is drastically higher is the number of acres that have burned this year. More than 3.7 million acres have burned across the state, which is a record in recorded history. That record-setting number is also more than five times the five-year average. Although this is the greatest number of acres burned in the state’s history, it is still not considered the most destructive due to structures lost and loss of life.
