Winter Drought Leads to Elevated Fire Concerns
May 23, 2013; 7:53 AM ET
So far this year California has seen 1,569 wildfires, 85 percent more than in an average year. more >
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| Today | Normal | Record | 5/24/2012 | |
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| High | 72° | 78° | N/A | 69° |
| Low | 52° | 56° | N/A | 60° |
Rises at 5:44 AM with 14:03 of sunlight, then sets at 7:47 PM
So far this year California has seen 1,569 wildfires, 85 percent more than in an average year. more >
May 23, 2013; 5:00 AM ET A team has developed a model to determine the influences of humans and climate on vegetation changes. Valerie Smock explains what has the greatest effect.
