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California wildfires over the last century, in 106 seconds

California Wildfires 1910 to 2019
Screenshot from the video below about California Wildfires 1910 to 2019. Produced by ESRI.

ESRI has produced a short video that displays the locations wildfires in California over the last 110 years, 1910 to 2019.

UPDATE: a couple of people have pointed out that in the screenshot from the video above, ESRI has the locations of the Ranch and Carr Fires reversed.

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