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California governor: Hundreds of wildfires blazing statewide
PeteS in CA:
California governor: Hundreds of wildfires blazing statewide
https://apnews.com/2ba35a44fe1a2cae3c9f3163e92a24f5?utm_source=knewz
--- Quote ---VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Crews were battling wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area and thousands of people were under orders to evacuate Wednesday as hundreds of wildfires blazed across the state amid a blistering heat wave now in its second week.
Gov. Gavin Newsom blamed “this extraordinary weather we’re experiencing and all of these lightning strikes†for 367 known fires, including 23 major fires or groups of fires. He said the state has recorded nearly 11,000 lightning strikes in 72 hours.
Police and firefighters went door-to-door before dawn Wednesday in a frantic scramble to warn residents to evacuate as fire encroached on Vacaville, a city of about 100,000 between San Francisco and Sacramento. At least 50 structures were destroyed, including some homes, and 50 damaged.
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In the East San Francisco Bay, a cluster of 20 separate lightning-sparked fires called the SCU Lightning complex was threatening about 1,400 structures in rugged terrain with dense brush. The fires have torched 133 square miles (344 square kilometers).
To the south of San Francisco in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, about 22,000 people were ordered to evacuate because of a fire burning in dense wooded parkland that threatened communities, Cal Fire spokesman Jonathan Cox said.
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The "SCU Lightning Complex" is a cluster of fires in the hills and mountains of Santa Clara and Alameda Counties caused by the weekend's storm. Yesterday the air in Silicon Valley was smoky but it couldn't be smelled. This morning it was smokier, there was ash on cars, and the odor was strong. The terrain around the SCU Lightning Complex fires is not easily accessible.
Wingnut:
Burn baby burn.
roamer_1:
--- Quote from: Wingnut on August 20, 2020, 12:23:41 am ---Burn baby burn.
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Till they shut up the bunny-huggers and bring back the loggers, it will be more of the same. Predictably.
Till they start clearing fire breaks and mowing down long grasses and brush, nothing will change.
They made their bed. Let em lie in it.
Hoodat:
Didn't we go through this last summer because California blocked the removal of dead trees?
Wingnut:
--- Quote from: roamer_1 on August 20, 2020, 12:32:23 am ---Till they shut up the bunny-huggers and bring back the loggers, it will be more of the same. Predictably.
Till they start clearing fire breaks and mowing down long grasses and brush, nothing will change.
They made their bed. Let em lie in it.
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the bad decisions they made over the last 30-40 years are showing.
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