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California Steaming.


Unusually dry, warm weather this winter has left California with summerlike problems: brush and forest fires This is a list of notorious forest fires: North America

Year Size Name Area Notes
1825 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km²) Miramichi Fire New Brunswick Killed 160 people.
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 in the rugged San Gabriel Mountains San Gabriel Mountains, S Calif., E and NE of Los Angeles, running c.50 mi (80 km) westward from Cajon Pass. San Antonio Peak (10,080 ft/3,072 m) is the highest of the range. Citrus fruits are raised on the southern foothills. , 700 acres went up in smoke in a matter of hours.
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Title Annotation:forest fires
Publication:New York Times Upfront
Geographic Code:1U9CA
Date:Jan 31, 2000
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