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> tinderbox The summer fires in the Bay Area began with a rainless lightning storm, almost unprecedented especially in the summer, that began fires over a wide
by JJMcJ 6y ago
> tinderbox
The summer fires in the Bay Area began with a rainless lightning storm, almost unprecedented especially in the summer, that began fires over a wide area simultaneously, followed by hot weather.
- bigbubba 6y agoIt's unprecedented because recorded history in California only goes back a handful of generations; ridiculously young compared to most of the world. Paleoclimatological evidence suggests that it used to be common and climate science says that it's likely to become common once again.