Today is October 17 2020, Wildfires have always been a hot topic in the world. Scientists say that wildfires are getting worst due to climate change and they are not lying. Over 4 million acres of the 100 million acres of California was burnt this year. The amount of fires that burned the west coast was 8,500 wildfires in total. This left 9,247 houses burnt and 31 dead. But fortunately 37 survived non fatal injuries by the fires. You might ask how did this happen? This happened by decades of poor forest management and strong heat wave making bushes dry. Also tropical storm Fausto causing strong thunderstorms from the moisture in the air to move in and strike the ground. After this happens then the sparks light the bushes and causes fires to happen in the area. This fire made it to be the worst wildfire in modern day history. The fires lasted from august 16 to October 15.
