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How the West was burned: Thousands of wildfires ablaze in California alone

2015-08-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mashable: Drought and lightning are making for a combustible combination in California. The state is suffering through its fourth straight summer of drought, and this may be known as the summer of smoke. A staggering 10,000 national, state and local firefighters are battling fires that are popping up by the hundreds each week, the majority of which are sparked by lightning strikes from daily thunderstorms erupting over mountainous terrain, which drop little rain and cause a lot of trouble. To put the number...

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