2021 California wildfires

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf wildfire season
gptkbp:areaBurned 2,569,009 acres
gptkbp:casualties 3
gptkbp:cause gptkb:human
gptkb:dam
climate change
extreme heat
lightning
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 2021-12-16
gptkbp:followedBy 2022 California wildfires
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2021 California wildfires
gptkbp:location gptkb:California
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Caldor_Fire
gptkb:Dixie_Fire
gptkb:Coyote_Fire
gptkb:Bridge_Fire
gptkb:French_Fire
gptkb:Monument_Fire
gptkb:River_Complex_Fire
gptkb:Tamarack_Fire
Alisal Fire
River Fire
Antelope Fire
Fawn Fire
Beckwourth Complex Fire
Cache Fire
KNP Complex Fire
Lava Fire
McFarland Fire
Windy Fire
Fly Fire
gptkbp:notableEvent Dixie Fire destroyed the town of Greenville
Federal disaster declarations issued
Firefighting resources stretched thin
KNP Complex Fire threatened giant sequoias
National Guard deployed for firefighting
PG&E equipment implicated in some fires
Record drought conditions in California
Smoke affected air quality across western US
Thousands of residents evacuated
Caldor Fire prompted evacuation of South Lake Tahoe
Multiple fatalities and injuries among firefighters and civilians
Dixie Fire became the second-largest wildfire in California history
gptkbp:numberOfTornadoes 8635
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:2020_California_wildfires
gptkbp:startDate 2021-01-14
gptkbp:structuresDestroyed 3,629
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2020_California_wildfires
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7