It seems like always CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA. Is it science or geography, is it possible for a huge fire of this intensity to occur in any other state in the U.S.?
2007-10-25 16:38:03 · 10 answers · asked by M.P. 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Yes, it can occur in other states. If you are looking at how much land area were burned by each wild fire so far this year, the top two fires were not occur in CA, but in ID Since Jan 1st, we have had 109 fires incidents across the nation. The following link will give you all the fires in so far in the United States this year on a table that is sorted by size.
http://www.inciweb.org/4/d/0/
What makes this Southern CA fires so bad were the fact that several went through a populated area and it destroyed so many structures.
2007-10-25 17:06:34 · answer #1 · answered by UALog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its both! California has the warm air currents coming off the ocean, but its not in the rain shaddow of the mountain, so it doesn't always get a lot of rain. But your right, when we hear about fires, they are primarily in the Northwest corner of the country.
I am from minnesota. Occasionally we will have a fire here up near the Boundary Waters, but they are never that serious. This is because Minnesota is in the Mid-Latitudes in addition to being continental. We get a lot of rain here (it flooded all last week) and therefore, we wont have fires right now, though in the summer, the chances of one occuring are greater.
Physical Geography is the study of the Earth's physical processes and enviornments and the affects that people have on it. It is a combination of Civics, Demography, Ecology, and Geology- both social and natural sciences.
2007-10-26 16:18:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There have been first in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and many other states in the past. California has the perfect conditions for these brush fires -- hot dry air and lots of dry vegetation. Arizona had a bad one about four years ago
2007-10-25 16:45:58 · answer #3 · answered by Diane B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a combination of geography and climate in the Southern California are. This a semi-arid climate which means there is a lot of dry scrub brush, which is perfec fuel for a wild fire.
2007-10-26 02:16:46 · answer #4 · answered by stargrazer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-30 06:08:29 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Florida does have fires, make no bones about it, Florida, even though it is the lightning capital of the world gets more fires than even California, the last one you had was right near the Everglades earlier this year. Oregon and Washington get their share as well.
2007-10-26 01:53:31 · answer #6 · answered by trey98607 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Santa Ana winds + high temps + LOW humidity + no rain = DISASTER!
Man the air is still stinky!
BTW, other states have had wild fires. The low humidity makes our area prone to problems every year. This year is worse since we've only had 3" of rain in a whole year.
2007-10-25 23:29:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
California is a desert climate with hills full of scrub brush and seasonal Santa Ana winds which are incredibly hot and incredibly strong. Desert conditions + dry landscape + strong winds = fire risk.
2007-10-25 16:43:35 · answer #8 · answered by Amanda 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i live in ca, soo like the weather is hot all the tim, even in the winter! theres not that much rain. and theres alot of desert and hills. half of the fires that occur last week was because of some retarded dude that hated the world so he light fire. the other one in mailbu its cause by the electric pole falling down into the grass. and also its windy.
everywhere is disaters.
FLorda have hurricane
maine have bizzarads
okalhoma have tornadoes,
there you go!
2007-10-25 18:23:17 · answer #9 · answered by Elle 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wet spring/early summer followed by dry fall and dry thunderstorms (lightning).
2007-10-25 18:20:30 · answer #10 · answered by bovinotarian 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋