Wildfires and drought: is this the new normal for California?
42 views · Published 30 April 2018 · 2:57 · Indexed 16 October 2026
Channel: Arjen van der Horst - Foreign correspondent · 2018 · News & Politics
December was an unusual month for California. For weeks on end wildfires raged in several parts of the state, driven by a prolonged drought and hot dessert winds. Normally December is the start of the wet season, but in recent years drought and wildfires seem to happen all year round. Is there a link with climate change?
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