The Dixie Fire continues to burn in northern California and has burned through 844,081 acres—an area the size of Rhode Island—and is 52% contained. The fire is the second-largest in state history.
ABC News Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee explains how wildfires start, how they affect the environment and whether they are becoming more common due to climate change.A California wildfire is inching closer to a resort town as fire conditions worsen in the region.
Overnight, the fire remained"very active" due to poor humidity -- down to 5% in some spots -- according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. But slow growth allowed firefighters to get more containment over the flames. Nearly 60,000 residents in Amador, El Dorado, Alpine and Douglas counties in California are under evacuation orders, which also expanded to Nevada on Wednesday as a result of the gusty winds and flames moving east.
The Dixie Fire -- the second-largest and 14th most destructive fire in California history -- is still burning in Lassen County in Northern California after it sparked on July 13. The fire has burned through 844,081acres, an area the size of Rhode Island, and is only 52% contained.
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