Climate Adaptation
California’s Miserable Year Ending In Drought, Fire and Lockdowns
- More high winds and power blackouts could strike next week
- Fire danger remains high as more virus shutdowns loom
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Most Californians, it’s safe to say, can’t wait for 2020 to end. But the year is getting in a few parting shots on its way out the door.
December has brought the Golden State a grim encore of all the miseries that made 2020 so surreal. Wildfires are again forcing evacuations. Utilities are shutting off electricity to prevent live wires from falling in high winds and sparking more blazes. Rain refuses to fall.