Climate Changed
California Wildfire 45% Contained, But Devil Winds Persist
- The seasonal Santa Anas complicate controlling conflagration
- ‘Fires this year have so much potential. It’s so volatile’
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California authorities have declared that the Thomas wildfire, which has been raging for two weeks in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, is 45 percent contained.
Is that reassuring or horrifying? It’s a question the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection can’t answer.