Fires Burn Across Southern California Again
Dozens of fires burned across Southern California this weekend and continue to burn, as about 250,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes.
About 200,000 acres have burned from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border, according to the NY Times. So far over 130 homes have burned in San Diego County and 128 in the Lakehead Resort northeast of Los Angeles, the NY Times reports. San Diego County officials said that there has only been one death, but several injuries including four firefighters
USA Today reports that there have been 150,000 acres burned from San Diego to north of Malibu, Calif, which is an area of 150 miles. They also report that the fires are caused by severe drought and hot, dry winds coming from the Mojave Desert, which become warmer as they move into the valleys of Southern California.