As of October 2022, the largest wildfire that struck California that year was the Mosquito Fire, with over 76,000 acres burned. The fire started on September 7, 2022, and burns in mountainous terrain, which has stifled early containment efforts. The McKinney Fire fire was the second-largest wildfire in 2022. It began on July 29 and led to over 60,000 acres being burned as well as multiple casualties.
Largest wildfires in California in 2022, by number of acres burned
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San Francisco Chronicle. (October 4, 2022). Largest wildfires in California in 2022, by number of acres burned [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/943237/leading-california-wildfires-number-acres-burned/
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San Francisco Chronicle. (2022). Largest wildfires in California in 2022, by number of acres burned. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943237/leading-california-wildfires-number-acres-burned/
San Francisco Chronicle. "Largest Wildfires in California in 2022, by Number of Acres Burned." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943237/leading-california-wildfires-number-acres-burned/
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Largest wildfires in California in 2022, by number of acres burned [Graph], San Francisco Chronicle, October 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/943237/leading-california-wildfires-number-acres-burned/