Smoke from climate-change fueled wildfires has blocked out the sun in Northern California’s Bay Area. Gov. Gavin Newsom said California has already experienced “the largest fire season we’ve had in recent recorded history.”

“The challenge we’re facing now is the extreme fire events that we believe are climate-induced,” Newsom said. “I have no patience for climate-change deniers. It’s inconsistent with the reality on the ground, the facts.”

As The Real News has reported, Newsom has approved 48 new fracking permits since lifting California’s moratorium earlier this year.

A view of a layer of smoke generated by the over two dozen wildfires burning in California created and eerie orange glow over mush of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States on September 09, 2020. Fortunately a marine layer kept the smoke well above the ground improving air quality in the area. Burak Arik/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Downtown San Francisco is seen from Dolores Park under an orange sky darkened by smoke from California wildfires in San Francisco, California, U.S. September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

Visitors are seen in Dolores Park under an orange sky darkened by smoke from California wildfires in San Francisco, California, U.S. September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The Bay Bridge is seen under an orange sky darkened by the smoke from California wildfires in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

Smoky skies from northern California wildfires cast a reddish color in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Ray Chavez/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images

A man rides a bicycle on the beach as smoke from California wildlife hangs over the skyline on September 9, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Liu Guanguan/China News Service via Getty Images

CORRECTION (Updated 09/12/2020): A previous version of this article stated that California Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved 36 new fracking permits since the state’s moratorium ended. He has, in fact, approved 48 permits.

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Smoke from climate change-fueled wildfires blocks out California sun

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