A growing California wildfire spanning 14,000 acres is forcing residents to evacuate | CNN
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A growing grass fire that began Saturday afternoon in San Joaquin County, California, has consumed 14,000 acres, forcing residents in its path to evacuate the area, officials say.
  • AFK BRB ChocolateEnglish
    18•4 months ago

    There was an unprecedented amount of rain earlier in the year, I bet there is a ton of dry fuel now. Scary.

    • GhostalmediaEnglish
      9•4 months ago

      I think people just forget what rain is like after a sustained period of drought. This year was pretty average.

      • AFK BRB ChocolateEnglish
        8•4 months ago

        What area is this for? Where I am in southern California, the season normal to date would be about 13 inches, and we’re sitting at about 30. It’s been a lot more than normal. We had two or three atmospheric river storms this year.

    • @werefreeatlast
      3•4 months ago

      This would have been expected. I myself posted about expecting a big fire this year. There’s no other interpretation to big California rain. Big rain is big brush fire waiting for an ignition source.