largest fire that year based on the number of acres burned, which struck California on September 7, 2022. Overall, the monthly number of wildfires was higher in 2021 when compared to 2022.
From January to August 2022, there were a total of 54 wildfires in California. Most of the fires in the U.S. state started in June. The Mosquito Fire was the Number of monthly wildfires in California in 2021 and 2022
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Statistics on Wildfires in the U.S.
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San Francisco Chronicle. (October 4, 2022). Number of monthly wildfires in California in 2021 and 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/943265/number-california-wildfires-month/
San Francisco Chronicle. "Number of monthly wildfires in California in 2021 and 2022." Chart. October 4, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943265/number-california-wildfires-month/
San Francisco Chronicle. (2022). Number of monthly wildfires in California in 2021 and 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943265/number-california-wildfires-month/
San Francisco Chronicle. "Number of Monthly Wildfires in California in 2021 and 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943265/number-california-wildfires-month/
San Francisco Chronicle, Number of monthly wildfires in California in 2021 and 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943265/number-california-wildfires-month/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Number of monthly wildfires in California in 2021 and 2022 [Graph], San Francisco Chronicle, October 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/943265/number-california-wildfires-month/