| 2021 Arizona wildfires | |||||||||||||
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Smoke over parts of Arizona on June 21 due to an outbreak of wildfires in the state | |||||||||||||
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| Total fires | 1,773 | ||||||||||||
| Total area | 524,428 acres (212,228 ha) | ||||||||||||
| Impacts | |||||||||||||
| Deaths | 2[1] | ||||||||||||
| Season | |||||||||||||
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The 2021 Arizona wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned across the state of Arizona, United States. Wildfires across the state burned 524,428 acres (212,228 ha) of land in at least 1,773 fires throughout the state,[2] fueled in part by a drought, hot temperatures, and thunderstorms producing dry lightning.[3][4] At one point in late June, over 20 active wildfires were burning across the state.[5][6]
The total acres burned between the start of the year and the end of June was 22% more than during the same period of the preceding season, which itself was the most active in nearly a decade.[7] The spike in wildfires in Arizona during the summer was due to an ongoing megadrought that is occurring in the Southwestern United States, as well as a heat wave with many western cities hitting record-breaking temperatures.[8][9]
- ^ Spells, Atla; James, Laura (July 11, 2021). "2 crew members killed while helping fight the Cedar Basin wildfire in Arizona". CNN. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. National Interagency Fire Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Bassler, Hunter (July 13, 2021). "Arizona wildfires have burned more acres than the next four most-burned states combined, officials say". KPNX. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "Arizona wildfires have burned more acres than the next four most-burned states combined, officials say". 12news.com. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ "More than 20 wildfires burning in Arizona". kvoa.com. 23 June 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Backbone Fire swells to 6,000 acres, evacuations for Pine, Strawberry, Hunt Ranch". azfamily.com. Azfamily News Staff. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Duda, Jeremy (June 30, 2021). "Biden administration snubs Ducey in Western wildfire meeting". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ "What's behind the heat wave in the American West?". nbcnews.com. The Associated Press. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Record-shattering heat wave bakes western US, raising drought and fire concerns". theguardian.com. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.