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OnlinePoker

(5,719 posts) Fri Apr 26, 2019, 01:34 PM Apr 2019

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This year has started with the lowest number and lowest acreage of wildfires since at least 2009

Acres burned to date are less than a quarter of the average and less than a tenth of the number in 2017.

https://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/nfn.htm

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This year has started with the lowest number and lowest acreage of wildfires since at least 2009 (Original Post) OnlinePoker Apr 2019 OP

Cause there ain't nothin left to burn! Cattledog Apr 2019 #1

Nah! MyOwnPeace Apr 2019 #2

California is completely out of drought for the first time in 2 decades NickB79 Apr 2019 #3

Cattledog

(5,914 posts)

1. Cause there ain't nothin left to burn!

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Fri Apr 26, 2019, 01:39 PM

Apr 2019

MyOwnPeace

(16,926 posts)

2. Nah!

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Fri Apr 26, 2019, 01:43 PM

Apr 2019

They're doing a good job of raking the forest now after "Smokey Trump" told them how to handle it!

NickB79

(19,243 posts)

3. California is completely out of drought for the first time in 2 decades

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Sat Apr 27, 2019, 12:08 AM

Apr 2019

But all that rain this year is going to grow some impressive fuel loads when the drought returns in a year or so.

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