90% of wildland fire
is caused by us.
Climate Change was responsible for close to 12,000 lightning strikes over a 72-hour period causing more than 560 new wildfires in California.
Sept 2020As many as 90 percent of wild land fires in the United States are caused by people. Some human-caused fires result from campfires left unattended, the burning of debris, downed power lines, negligently discarded cigarettes and intentional acts of arson.
U.S. Department of Interior
Habitat Loss ranges from 65-85% in the Mojave Region.
UC Riverside
