section_path: Types/Wildfires
section_name: Wildfires
paragraph_text: Wildfires
  
  The January 2025 Southern California wildfires were a series of wildfires in California, mostly around the Los Angeles area, that caused at least 30 deaths and destroyed or damaged at least 17,000 structures. In March, Texas and Oklahoma saw multiple wildfires break out, with hurricane-force wind gusts reaching as high as 85 mph (137 km/h), combined with humidity levels as low as 10%. Major wildfires include the Windmill Fire, which burned 23,287 acres in Texas, the 840 Road Fire, which burned 27,866 acres in Oklahoma and led to a fire warning being issued near Leedey, and the Stillwater Fire, which burned 7,639 acres, and led to the destruction of 202 homes in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In Northern Minnesota, wildfires that spread from record heat, "unprecedented" weather conditions, and dead trees infested by the eastern spruce budworm. The fires destroyed about 150 structures.