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Multiple wildfires are actively burning across California, with some ignited by recent dry lightning strikes.
High temperatures and dry conditions are fueling the fires, extending the wildfire risk into the fall.
Smoke from the blazes has caused air quality to drop to hazardous levels in some regions.
Several major fires, including the Garnet and Log fires, remain at low or zero containment.
Multiple wildfires continue to burn across California, with several still at zero containment and threatening communities. Many of these fires ignited on Sept. 2, sparked by dry lightning during monsoon season.
High temperatures, dry winds, and low humidity have fueled fire activity since August, and while peak wildfire season usually occurs in August, the risk this year cou