8:45 p.m. Fire in Southern California caused by device at gender reveal party: Cal Fire officials determined that the El Dorado Fire burning in San Bernardino County was caused by a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device used during a gender reveal party — a gathering in which parents-to-be unveil the sex of their baby in splashy ways. The fire began Saturday, and burned 7,050 acres by Sunday. The blaze is 5% contained. Those who start fires due to negligence or illegal activity can be held financially and criminally responsible, CalFire said. … [Read more...] about California Wildfires: Live Updates Sept. 6-7
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New PG&E shut-offs escalate California’s record-setting wildfire season
The pandemic has also reshaped the way PG&E’s customers are affected by shut-offs, since many more people are now working and learning from home. Santa Rosa teacher Kelly McMahon, for example, lost power at her home last year when PG&E was trying to prevent more wildfires. But the middle school where she works still had power, so she was able to continue working normally. … [Read more...] about New PG&E shut-offs escalate California’s record-setting wildfire season
Pastor Says 12,000 People Attended Prayer Rally Outside California State Capitol
“Powerful politicians and social media giants have engaged in unchartered abuses of religious liberty, silencing the faithful, banning our voices, and outright attacking our God-given right to declare His goodness,” Feucht writes on his website LetUsWorship.us where he live streams the concerts and urges people to sign a petition. … [Read more...] about Pastor Says 12,000 People Attended Prayer Rally Outside California State Capitol
North Coast’s August Complex is now California’s second largest wildfire ever, breaking last month’s record
In 2018, the Mendocino Complex fires burned more than 459,000 acres near Clear Lake. And in 2017, the Thomas Fire burned nearly 282,000 acres in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. It was the largest fire in California’s recorded history when it occurred. … [Read more...] about North Coast’s August Complex is now California’s second largest wildfire ever, breaking last month’s record
Think The 2020 California Wildfires Are Bad? Experts See Worse Natural Disasters In Future
In California, where more than 2.3 million acres have burned, the fires are spurred by climate change drying plants and trees that then go up in flames, said University of Colorado fire scientist Jennifer Balch. California is in the midst of a nearly 20-year mega-drought, the first of its kind in the United States since Europeans arrived, Overpeck said. … [Read more...] about Think The 2020 California Wildfires Are Bad? Experts See Worse Natural Disasters In Future
