{"id":54802,"date":"2020-08-23T16:43:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T21:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=54802"},"modified":"2020-08-23T16:43:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T21:43:44","slug":"california-wildfires-cover-1-million-acres-in-a-week-as-storms-expected-to-fan-flames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=54802","title":{"rendered":"California Wildfires Cover 1 Million Acres In A Week As Storms Expected To Fan Flames"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/economics\/california-wildfires-cover-1-million-acres-week-storms-expected-fan-flames\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">California Wildfires Cover 1 Million Acres In A Week As Storms Expected To Fan Flames<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"submission-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>In the course of just one week, wildfires blazing across the state of California have burned through nearly one million acres statewide, destroying hundreds of homes ahead of an expected storm system heading toward the state that could bring more high winds and lightning strikes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%203.00.42%20PM.png?itok=FvGFy8QL\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%203.00.42%20PM.png?itok=FvGFy8QL\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%203.00.42%20PM.png?itok=7Kcu5lhj 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%203.00.42%20PM.png?itok=7Kcu5lhj 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%203.00.42%20PM.png?itok=7Kcu5lhj 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%203.00.42%20PM.png?itok=7Kcu5lhj 2x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%203.00.42%20PM.png?itok=7Kcu5lhj 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%203.00.42%20PM.png?itok=FvGFy8QL 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%203.00.42%20PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"359\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"fc632599-a9c3-4806-aede-c5015ac66ae1\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two clusters of wildfires in the Bay Area have grown to become the second- and third-largest wildfires in recent state history by size.<\/p>\n<p>Light winds and cooler and more humid nighttime weather helped fire crews make progress on those fires and a third group of fires south of San Francisco ahead of the forecast of warm, dry weather, erratic wind gusts and lightning, state fire officials said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.56.18%20PM_1.png?itok=0kDPfKAF\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.56.18%20PM_1.png?itok=0kDPfKAF\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.56.18%20PM_1.png?itok=6Qa5OHJj 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.56.18%20PM_1.png?itok=6Qa5OHJj 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.56.18%20PM_1.png?itok=6Qa5OHJj 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.56.18%20PM_1.png?itok=6Qa5OHJj 2x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.56.18%20PM_1.png?itok=6Qa5OHJj 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.56.18%20PM_1.png?itok=0kDPfKAF 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.56.18%20PM_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"325\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"cbdfa8d7-66ba-44f9-b62e-1404832ec38f\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Weary firefighters in California raced Saturday to slow the spread of the blazes as President Donald Trump issued a major disaster declaration to provide federal assistance.\u00a0<strong>Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement that the declaration will also help people in counties affected by the fires with crisis counseling, housing and other social services.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.15.18%20PM.png?itok=biRrboLg\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.15.18%20PM.png?itok=biRrboLg\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.15.18%20PM.png?itok=cr8RyOl7 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.15.18%20PM.png?itok=cr8RyOl7 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.15.18%20PM.png?itok=cr8RyOl7 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.15.18%20PM.png?itok=cr8RyOl7 2x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.15.18%20PM.png?itok=cr8RyOl7 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.15.18%20PM.png?itok=biRrboLg 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.15.18%20PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"c0bda3a9-62a5-4664-bda4-d53e7a01e8f1\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Calm weather overnight allowed firefighters to make progress against a trio of massive wildfires burning in Northern California, but they were bracing for a weather system Sunday that will bring high winds and thunderstorms that could spark new fires and fan existing blazes\u00a0<strong>that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes and other structures and forced tens of thousands to evacuate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.56.09%20PM.png?itok=Nm0VosaQ\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.56.09%20PM.png?itok=Nm0VosaQ\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.56.09%20PM.png?itok=11xKb7Q1 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.56.09%20PM.png?itok=11xKb7Q1 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.56.09%20PM.png?itok=11xKb7Q1 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.56.09%20PM.png?itok=11xKb7Q1 2x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.56.09%20PM.png?itok=11xKb7Q1 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.56.09%20PM.png?itok=Nm0VosaQ 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-23%20at%202.56.09%20PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"525\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"30095494-665b-4cde-9904-5790ea9e938e\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/aug\/23\/california-wildfires-weather-bay-area-trump-disaster\">The Guardian<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;complexes,&#8221; or groups of fires, burning on all sides of the San Francisco Bay Area, were initially sparked\u00a0 by lightning strikes &#8211; some of roughly 12,000 strikes registered in the state in the past week. The National Weather Service issued a \u201cred flag\u201d warning through Monday afternoon for the drought-stricken areas across the Bay Area, meaning extreme fire conditions,\u00a0<strong>including high temperatures, low humidity and wind gusts up to 65 mph &#8220;may result in dangerous and unpredictable fire behavior.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Wildfires Cover 1 Million Acres In A Week As Storms Expected To Fan Flames In the course of just one week, wildfires blazing across the state of California have burned through nearly one million acres statewide, destroying hundreds of homes ahead of an expected storm system heading toward the state that could bring more [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[101,4849,4318],"class_list":["post-54802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environment","tag-california","tag-wildfires","tag-zerohedge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54802"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54803,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54802\/revisions\/54803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}