Monday 22 September 2014

Dry Conditions and Lightning Strikes Make for a Long California Fire Season

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Dry Conditions and Lightning Strikes Make for a Long California Fire Season
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 18, 2014 - The fire season in California has been anything but cooperative this year. Hot conditions combined with a state-wide drought and dry lightning makes for unpleasant conditions and leads to an abundance of forest fires. On August 12, lightning struck and started the fire that grew into the Happy Camp Complex. Currently over 113,000 acres have been affected and the fire is only 55% cont ... more


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