In Southern California, you can taste the acrid, smoky air, but you can’t see through it. AdvertisementCalifornians, the nation’s leaders on environmental awareness and climate change, can’t breathe. In Southern California, Patzert said, massive communities have been built in corridors known for Santa Ana winds, which are even deadlier in drought cycles, when vegetation is as combustible as gasoline. “Another aspect is that 16 out of the last 20 years we’ve had below-normal rainfall in Southern California. Another crime, at a time when climate change deniers have risen to power, would be to forget the most important thing anyone can do.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 12, 2020 14:02 UTC