Chris Ewokor

That's dried out all of the vegetation that's grown rapidly over the last couple of years from those good growing years, if you like. And it's resulted in these tinderbox dry conditions. Added to that, we've had something called a Santa Ana wind. This is where we get air descending down through the atmosphere. It becomes very dry and warm as it descends.

That's dried out all of the vegetation that's grown rapidly over the last couple of years from those good growing years, if you like. And it's resulted in these tinderbox dry conditions. Added to that, we've had something called a Santa Ana wind. This is where we get air descending down through the atmosphere. It becomes very dry and warm as it descends.

That's dried out all of the vegetation that's grown rapidly over the last couple of years from those good growing years, if you like. And it's resulted in these tinderbox dry conditions. Added to that, we've had something called a Santa Ana wind. This is where we get air descending down through the atmosphere. It becomes very dry and warm as it descends.

We get high pressure to the east of the mountains, low pressure in the Pacific. That causes the winds to blow. And over the tops of the mountains, we've seen gusts up to about 99 miles an hour. And so once these fires started, they spread very, very quickly, not just across the vegetated areas, but throughout whole communities, as we've seen. Yeah.

We get high pressure to the east of the mountains, low pressure in the Pacific. That causes the winds to blow. And over the tops of the mountains, we've seen gusts up to about 99 miles an hour. And so once these fires started, they spread very, very quickly, not just across the vegetated areas, but throughout whole communities, as we've seen. Yeah.

We get high pressure to the east of the mountains, low pressure in the Pacific. That causes the winds to blow. And over the tops of the mountains, we've seen gusts up to about 99 miles an hour. And so once these fires started, they spread very, very quickly, not just across the vegetated areas, but throughout whole communities, as we've seen. Yeah.

Yeah, how did it happen so quickly? I mean, there's still question marks about what instigated the fire. You know, was it natural? Was it arson? Was it power lines clicking together in those strong winds? I think there are questions still to be asked about that.

Yeah, how did it happen so quickly? I mean, there's still question marks about what instigated the fire. You know, was it natural? Was it arson? Was it power lines clicking together in those strong winds? I think there are questions still to be asked about that.

Yeah, how did it happen so quickly? I mean, there's still question marks about what instigated the fire. You know, was it natural? Was it arson? Was it power lines clicking together in those strong winds? I think there are questions still to be asked about that.

But once you start these fires, because those winds are so strong, so dry, so warm, and we've got all of that vegetation that's just there available to burn, we'll add in that... persistent wind for day upon day upon day, it makes battling these wildfires extremely difficult and dangerous because you've got embers just flying up into the air.

But once you start these fires, because those winds are so strong, so dry, so warm, and we've got all of that vegetation that's just there available to burn, we'll add in that... persistent wind for day upon day upon day, it makes battling these wildfires extremely difficult and dangerous because you've got embers just flying up into the air.

But once you start these fires, because those winds are so strong, so dry, so warm, and we've got all of that vegetation that's just there available to burn, we'll add in that... persistent wind for day upon day upon day, it makes battling these wildfires extremely difficult and dangerous because you've got embers just flying up into the air.

They can leap over firefighters, setting off new blazes, and you can get all kinds of severe phenomena, even fire tornadoes we've seen mixed in with these, which create some particular hazards. Now, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, 19 out of 20 of the largest wildfires in California have occurred since 2003.

They can leap over firefighters, setting off new blazes, and you can get all kinds of severe phenomena, even fire tornadoes we've seen mixed in with these, which create some particular hazards. Now, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, 19 out of 20 of the largest wildfires in California have occurred since 2003.

They can leap over firefighters, setting off new blazes, and you can get all kinds of severe phenomena, even fire tornadoes we've seen mixed in with these, which create some particular hazards. Now, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, 19 out of 20 of the largest wildfires in California have occurred since 2003.

And seven of the 10 biggest fires in California have occurred since 2020. Now, one of the central predictions about climate change is that we expect droughts to become more frequent. And so the conditions for these wildfires become more frequent in a warming world.

And seven of the 10 biggest fires in California have occurred since 2020. Now, one of the central predictions about climate change is that we expect droughts to become more frequent. And so the conditions for these wildfires become more frequent in a warming world.

And seven of the 10 biggest fires in California have occurred since 2020. Now, one of the central predictions about climate change is that we expect droughts to become more frequent. And so the conditions for these wildfires become more frequent in a warming world.

Yeah, Hurricane Helene was a really interesting storm. It underwent rapid intensification. That's where the winds pick up by 35 miles an hour in 24 hours. Now, this one was even stronger than that. It hits the Big Bend region of Florida as a powerful Category 4 hurricane. 140 mile an hour winds, the strongest ever to hit this part of the United States.

Yeah, Hurricane Helene was a really interesting storm. It underwent rapid intensification. That's where the winds pick up by 35 miles an hour in 24 hours. Now, this one was even stronger than that. It hits the Big Bend region of Florida as a powerful Category 4 hurricane. 140 mile an hour winds, the strongest ever to hit this part of the United States.