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California: Thomas Fire on Track to Become Largest in State’s History

HeadlineDec 18, 2017

In California, fire officials say the Thomas Fire—the biggest of several blazes currently raging in the southern part of the state—is on track to become the largest wildfire in California’s modern history. Cal Fire officials say the fire is less than 50 percent contained, with 18,000 structures still under threat. The Thomas Fire has consumed an area larger than New York City, and it’s been blamed for at least two deaths. Climate scientists have linked California’s unprecedented December wildfires to warmer, drier conditions brought on by global warming.

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