The Fifth Season Is Off To An Early Start

[bobabode]

The 'fire season' busts loose in Big Bear today. God damn Western Bark Beetles.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...618-story.html

[bobabode]

This won't help matters. Triple digits expected this weekend.



http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...618-story.html

[barbara]

Been hot where I live too.

[finnbow]

I'm up in Minneapolis now, heading to the Duluth this afternoon. Nice and cool here at night and in the morning with a pleasant afternoon warm-up. Nice folks, too.

[bobabode]

Napa in flames. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...723-story.html

[Boreas]

Pretty grim. Fortunately, the fire is about 20 miles, straight line distance, from Napa and the area's largely unpopulated.

[bobabode]

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...731-story.html

Gov. Brown declares a state of emergency.

[Boreas]

And that's a different fire from the one in the OP (which is still burning). That one's about 20 miles east of Napa. This one's around 60 miles north.

[bobabode]

Update - http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...803-story.html

[Boreas]

Damn thing is spreading like crazy!