More than 1 million acres have now burned in California wildfires. The Line fire added to the total Monday amid new evacuations.

California has surpassed the dubious milestone of 1 million acres burned. In 2023, fires burned 332,822 acres throughout the state.

Spiking temperatures added to the challenges facing firefighters struggling to contain a stubborn Southern California wildfire, as the total acres burned in the state this year surpassed 1 million

An unusual autumn heat wave afflicts California, with elevated fire concerns that on Monday prompted some power shutoffs.

The high in the Bay Area city where I live was 95 degrees Tuesday, which caught me so off guard that I thought my phone’s location setting was stuck in Sacramento. But it wasn’t. And it was hot. This week’s unusual and brutal heat wave in California is expected to cool off starting today,