2022 Washington wildfires

2022 Washington wildfires
High-Resolution satellite imagery across Western Washington in mid-October.
Date(s)March 2022–December 2022
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The 2022 Washington wildfire season officially began in March 2022. As of August 4, 2022, there have been four large wildfires that have burned 30,800 acres (12,500 ha) across the US state of Washington. This season started quieter than normal due to unusually colder weather that kept Eastern and Southeastern Washington burning index's largely below normal into July.[1] As of October 2022, a total of 140,000 acres (57,000 ha) of land in the state was burned – the fewest number of acres burned since 2012.[2]

  1. ^ "Washington's quiet wildfire season unlikely to last as heat wave approaches". The Seattle Times. July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Oxley, Dyer (October 7, 2022). "Wildfire season gave Washington a break in 2022". KUOW. Retrieved October 8, 2022.