It’s time to reverse a century of fire-management policy. That will require sweeping regulatory reforms, and tons of money.
Suppressing fires has failed. Here’s what California needs to do instead. Read More
A large number of fires were started by lightning strikes in California over the weekend of August 15-16, 2020. They resulted from a storm system that moved along the coast of California and produced copious amounts of dry lightning through primarily northern California around the greater San Fransisco Bay area. I’m including a number of articles, imagery and videos to document the resulting series of fires and the impact the resulting smoke has had on the upper western United States.
California Fires – Late August, 2020 Read More