Source: Climate Central
The Mendocino Complex fire, which broke out in July 2018, is the largest on record in California. It burned an area stretching more than 450,000 acres.
Last year's wildfires cost the US Forest Service nearly $3 billion.
In California, more than 11.2 million people live in areas with elevated risk of wildfire exposure.
Higher temperatures have been linked to more frequent and severe wildfires.
The average wildfire season now lasts at least 2.5 months longer than it did in the early 1970s.
In 2016, up to $285 billion in economic losses were caused by fire-related deaths, evacuations, and declining property values.
In 2000, there were 120 days with high risk for wildfires in California.
The same study suggests that California could see a 10% to 150% increase in the amount of land burned in the next two decades.
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