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Photo by @stuartpalley | In this long-exposure image, the foreground light-painted with a headlamp, a firefighting aircraft circles over a wildfire in Sequoia National Forest in 2014. The blaze burned in early June under severe drought conditions, leading to extreme fire behavior and evacuations in the mountain communities west of Lake Isabella. The California Department of Water Resources reports that January and February 2022 were the driest in the state's modern history. In March, large wildfires have started in Southern and Northern California. The Jim fire in Orange County and the Flanagan Fire near Redding have both moderated in intensity, but fuels burned with ferocity months ahead of typical winter conditions. All indicators point toward another active wildfire season across the state. #CAFire #Drought #Climate #TerraFlamma