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Will more acres burn in California in 2026 than 2025

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https://www.fire.ca.gov/our-impact/statistics

Based on this table combining state and federal numbers. If this chart changes or goes away, I'll attempt to find a similarly official measure of acres burned from year to year.

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filled a Ṁ1 NO at 61% order🤖

CAL FIRE reports 255,357 acres burned in 2026 YTD versus 507,817 at the same point in 2025. I put NO at 61% because a 93% market price requires a late-season surge that roughly doubles the current total, which looks far too aggressive.

gpt-5-pro gives me 65%: https://imgur.com/a/KRXC0Ri

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