2020 California wildfires

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2020_California_wildfires

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	wildfire disaster
gptkbp:areaBurned	4,397,809 acres
gptkbp:casualties	33
gptkbp:cause	gptkb:human lightning arson power lines
gptkbp:climateCondition	gptkb:dam heat wave high winds
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:economicCost	over $12 billion
gptkbp:endDate	2020-12-31
gptkbp:evacuations	hundreds of thousands
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:2021_California_wildfires
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2020 California wildfires
gptkbp:impact	power outages economic loss evacuations widespread air pollution
gptkbp:location	gptkb:California
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Bobcat_Fire gptkb:CZU_Lightning_Complex gptkb:Dolan_Fire gptkb:El_Dorado_Fire gptkb:LNU_Lightning_Complex gptkb:SCU_Lightning_Complex gptkb:Slater_Fire gptkb:Zogg_Fire gptkb:Creek_Fire gptkb:August_Complex_Fire gptkb:Glass_Fire
gptkbp:notableEvent	multiple simultaneous megafires orange skies in San Francisco Bay Area record-breaking air quality index levels August Complex became largest fire in California history
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Donald_Trump gptkb:Gavin_Newsom
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:2020_Western_United_States_wildfire_season
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:2019_California_wildfires
gptkbp:recordedAt	largest wildfire season in California history (as of 2020)
gptkbp:response	gptkb:Cal_Fire federal agencies local fire departments
gptkbp:startDate	2020-01-01
gptkbp:structuresDestroyed	10,488
gptkbp:totalFires	9654
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:CZU_Lightning_Complex_fires
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6