2003 California wildfires - Wikipedia
During 2003, 9,116 wildfires [4] burned 1,020,460 acres (4,129.7 km 2) across the US state of California. [1] [2] In October, a major wildfire outbreak in Southern California burned more than 750,000 acres, destroyed thousands of homes, and killed two dozen people. [8] Many of the victims were killed in their cars while trying to flee. [9] [10]
October 2003 Wildfires Report - National Centers for …
Numerous fatalities and over 3500 structures were destroyed in the fires, several of which continued to burn at the end of the month. Dry conditions, Santa Ana winds and large amounts of available fuel (eg. dead and dormant vegetation) combined …
Annual 2003 Wildfires Report | National Centers for …
Santa Ana wind-driven fire activity developed in California in October. Over 750,000 acres were destroyed in 15 large fires in southern California. Over 3,500 homes were also burned and over 1,100 other buildings comsumed in the California fires.
Old Fire - Wikipedia
The Old Fire was one of 15 wildfires throughout Southern California that month, which became known as the "2003 Firestorm" and the "Fire Siege of 2003." [ 4 ] This included the huge Cedar Fire , what was then the second-largest fire in California 's history after the Santiago Canyon Fire of …
wildfires across southern California in late October and early November 2003. These fires killed 22 people, destroyed 3,600 homes, blackened nearly 740,000 acres, and will end up as one of the more costly natural disasters in California history, according to then Governor Gray Davis.
Southern California wildfires October 20 to November 3, 2003
Jun 29, 2017 · During late October into early November 2003, fourteen wind driven wildfires swept across Southern California. These wildfires killed 22 people, destroyed 3,600 homes, charred nearly 740,000 acres of land, and caused more than $2 billion in property damage.
NASA SVS | Southern California Fires, Oct 26, 2003
Oct 27, 2003 · Several massive wildfires were raging across southern California over the weekend of October 25, 2003. Whipped by the hot, dry Santa Ana winds that blow toward the coast from interior deserts, at least one fire grew 10,000 acres in just 6 hours.
The 2003 and 2007 wildfires in southern California
Jan 1, 2013 · Beginning on 21 October, a series of fourteen wildfires broke out across the five-county region under severe Santa Ana winds, and within two weeks, more than 300,000 ha had burned (Keeley et al., 2004).
Southern California Fires, Oct 26, 2003 (Western View of Smoke)
Oct 27, 2003 · Several massive wildfires were raging across southern California over the weekend of October 25, 2003. Whipped by the hot, dry Santa Ana winds that blow toward the coast from interior deserts, at least one fire grew 10,000 acres in just six hours.
The 2003 and 2007 wildfires in southern California
Beginning on 21 October, a series of fourteen wildfires broke out across the five-county region under severe Santa Ana winds, and within two weeks, more than 300,000 ha had burned (Keeley et al., 2004).