Which is why everything is burning up like right now. It is also why there will be fires 12 months a year from now on likely in various parts of the state which is why the 25 people that died in flooding and mud and rock flows in Montecito last winter likely won't be unusual in other parts of the state in previously unknown floodplains created by burn areas created too close to rainy seasons for anything enough to prevent these new floodplains from being created by the rains when they come.
For example, just in Montecito (near Santa Barbara) 75% of the rocks and mud that could come down in rainstorms haven't yet and likely will during the next 7 years or so.
The new Delta fire was an arson fire and has burned up several Trucks on Interstate 5 where the drivers had to just get out of their trucks and run for their lives basically. It went from 2000 acres last night when it closed Interstate 5 (as far as I know it's still closed by the way as of 3:35pm Thursday September 6th, 2018.)
Friends of mine in Mt. Shasta packed up everything important to them so they can move to Ashland, Oregon to his sons place if fire comes into the City of Mt. Shasta. He was saying that the ashes are 1 1/2 inches across and cover his whole 2 1/2 acres of land there. IF he has to evacuate he will leave sprinklers on each roof of his houses there running from his well. He says it should run until the power is cut off from the fire. He's hoping the wind comes strong enough out of the north starting at 8 pm tonight to where it goes back on itself towards Redding and the Carr Fire burned out areas.
Everyone north of the Delta Fire is scared because it grew from 2000 to 15,000 acres in one night heading north towards Castle Crags, Dunsmuir and Mt. Shasta and McCloud.
the State of California in various ways is going through a desertification process caused by Global warming. The way it is going most of the forests of California and the Chaparral are all going to burn one year one area at a time the way this is going. So, the desertification of many parts of the state has already begun except some parts of the coast where the fog is keeping it green like where I live near San Francisco.
The problem I see is I wonder if the forested areas that burn will get enough water to reseed and regrow trees once again. I'm not sure about this at this point. But it's also true that the burned areas are fertilized by all the ash and stuff too. So, if they can just get enough water there new trees and shrubs and grasses can grow.
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