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Wildfires have burned more than 140,000 acres, from soaring mountains along the California-Nevada border to the forest north of Mt. Shasta and the gateway to Yosemite.

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But many of 2021’s biggest blazes have one thing in common: They are burning faster and hotter than some firefighters have seen this early in the year.

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More than twice as many acres burned in the first six months of this year than during the same period last year — and hundreds more fires, officials said.

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Vegetation is at record-dry levels for this time of the year, and it is at least 6 weeks ahead of where it should be, UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain said.

It is most anomalously dry in NorCal, where many of the recent wildfires have ignited.

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In fact, experts said, dryness is the “X factor” behind many of California’s recent wildfires.

The dryness of the vegetation, primed by both long-term drought and shorter-term heat waves, is turning terrain into kindling.

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Photos of the wildfires capture the destruction caused by the blazes across the state.

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When the extreme dryness does meet strong winds, it can quickly spell disaster.

Read more about California’s fast-moving wildfires from @whereishayley and @phila_lex at latimes.com/california/sto…

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