‘Double-edged sword’: why the badly needed rains in California could fuel catastrophic fires
[ad_1] Deep underneath the sodden soils and the berms of snow that now coat California, fuels for fire are waiting to sprout. Grasses and other quick-growing vegetation, spurred by the downpours that saturated the state at the start of the year, quickly turn to kindling as the weather warms. “When that rain comes – and…