ThinkProgress: Springtime in California. Birds chirping, flowers blooming. And this year wildfires raging, winds howling, and heat pounding.
In Southern California, almost a dozen fires sent tens of thousands of residents fleeing their homes as exceptionally strong Santa Ana winds from the east, reaching close to 90 mph, pushed back the normal cool coastal breezes blowing in - priming already tinderbox-like fire conditions. More than 20,000 evacuation notices have been issued.
A fire In San Diego County Wednesday...