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The attack was the first naval bombardment of the United States by a foreign power since the War of 1812 ( Battle of Baltimore of 1814 by British Royal Navy ), excluding the incidental shelling of coastland Orleans, Massachusetts in 1918. [ 6] Additionally, at about 5,100 miles east of Japan, the bombardment of Ellwood was the furthest direct ...
By this point, the Thomas Fire had become the 7th most destructive wildfire in California history. [22] During the evening of December 22, the Thomas Fire expanded to 273,400 acres (110,600 ha), with containment remaining at 65% for the second day, surpassing the Cedar Fire of 2003 to become California's largest wildfire in modern history. [18]
Ignition. Cause. Arson. Perpetrator (s) A 16 year-old juvenile. Map. Location of Gap Fire in Southern California. The Gap Fire was a fire that burned 9,443 acres (38.21 km 2) of the Santa Ynez Mountains above Goleta, California between July 1 and July 28, 2008.
In fact, a recent study found that the fine particulate matter that spewed from California's wildfires between 2008 and 2018 was responsible for as many as 55,700 premature deaths in the state.
List of California wildfires. Santa Ana winds in California expand fires and spread smoke over hundreds of miles, as in this October 2007 satellite image. The Rim Fire consumed more than 250,000 acres (100,000 ha) of forest near Yosemite National Park, in 2013. This is a partial and incomplete list of California wildfires.
Some of the wildfires as seen from space during the height of the summer outbreak on July 9, 2008. The 2008 California wildfire season was one of the most devastating in the state of the 21st century. While 6,255 fires occurred, [ 1] about two-thirds as many as in 2007, the total area burned— 1,593,690 acres (6,449.4 square kilometres) [ 2 ...
July 25, 2024 at 10:51 PM. A burning car pushed into a gully sparked California’s largest wildfire of the year, authorities said Thursday as they announced the arrest of a suspect. Meanwhile ...
As wildfires continue to tear through parts of California and Colorado, Google has launched new tools to help people stay informed about their progress. Starting today, Google search queries for ...