Guest guest Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 California wildfires continue to rage In case you haven't heard, there are some crazy fires going down in Southern California. As of this morning, some 420,000 acres have burned, igniting more than 1,500 structures, including some 1,150 homes. An estimated 700,000 people have been evacuated; six deaths have been linked to the blazes. About 15 different fires are still burning. The White House has declared a state of emergency, and health officials are urging children, the elderly, and the sick to stay indoors to avoid breathing in soot particles. Guess we'll get an answer to the question we posed last year: " Could a Western wildfire be the country's next Katrina? " But, really, we meant it rhetorically. [ email | discuss | + digg | + del.icio.us ] sources: Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times map of the fires see also, in Grist: Climate change making wildfires worse, study finds, Wildfires are raging -- why isn't concern about climate change? Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. Confucius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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