Oregon recorded the largest number of lightning-caused wildfires in the United States in 2022. That year, there were 974 wildfires started by lightning in the Northwestern state. By comparison, California saw 299 such wildfires. Lightning is the main natural cause of bush and forest fires.
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National Interagency Fire Center. (January 26, 2023). Number of wildfires started by lightning strikes in the United States in 2022, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/942780/wildfires-started-lightning-state-us/
National Interagency Fire Center. "Number of wildfires started by lightning strikes in the United States in 2022, by state." Chart. January 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/942780/wildfires-started-lightning-state-us/
National Interagency Fire Center. (2023). Number of wildfires started by lightning strikes in the United States in 2022, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/942780/wildfires-started-lightning-state-us/
National Interagency Fire Center. "Number of Wildfires Started by Lightning Strikes in The United States in 2022, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/942780/wildfires-started-lightning-state-us/
National Interagency Fire Center, Number of wildfires started by lightning strikes in the United States in 2022, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/942780/wildfires-started-lightning-state-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of wildfires started by lightning strikes in the United States in 2022, by state [Graph], National Interagency Fire Center, January 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/942780/wildfires-started-lightning-state-us/