Insane wildfires arrive months early in SoCal, threaten nuke plant

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http://grist.org/news/insane-wildfires-arrive-months-early-in-socal-threaten-nuke-plant/

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Firefighters battle the Poinsettia Fire in Carlsbad, Calif., on May 14, 2014.

Drought-parched Southern California has erupted in flames, months before the state’s fire season used to normally begin. The fires threaten homes and schools – and a shuttered nuclear power plant.

More than 20,000 people were evacuated from their homes on Wednesday as wildfires tore through the San Diego area, where temperatures today could hit 106 degrees. From The Christian Science Monitor:


For many Californians, the wildfire season has settled into expectation and habit. But this year, the highly flammable combination of record heat, the seasonal Santa Ana winds, and lack of rain are exacerbating the problem and producing severe fire conditions several months ahead of the usual fire season.

California fire, civic, and police officials up and down the state are admonishing residents that more could be on the way with the state’s worst drought in a century and blistering Santa Ana winds resulting in some of the hottest May temperatures since record-keeping began in 1896. …

[Demeter]

1. And I, who for personal reasons hate California with a passion

will refrain from quoting the revolutionaries of the '60's.

I will just hope that my ex is feeling toasty warm.

good morning, X! I'm feeling particularly shaudenfreude today.

[xchrom]

2. miss demeter!

we had scary tornado weather yesterday.

[Demeter]

3. Well, I'm glad you survived

I'd hate to see you in this getup:

[xchrom]

4. !