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Al Jazeera
Environment
Brian Osgood

California announces end of ‘peak fire season’ after subdued year

Firefighters battle the Mosquito Fire, California's largest blaze of 2022, in September [File: Noah Berger/AP Photo]

Los Angeles, California – After years of record-setting blazes in the US state of California, the 2022 wildfire season was notable for a different reason: It was relatively subdued.

Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) marked the end of “peak fire season” by touting “a significant reduction in acres burned and structures damaged or destroyed this past year compared to years past”.

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