Soooo when is it NOT Fire Season??? Franklin fire in Malibu CA

CapitalCitySaint said

I’m in San Diego. The wind was blowing hard af last night. Some people were worried about flight delays out of SAN from high winds. The fires are a direct result of strong winds and very dry conditions with of course the actual fires making things that much worse.

Dashboard is showing the Eaton fire at 10,600 acres. Have no idea if this is accurate since it continues to back and forth but if so this is very bad.

ETA: the *severity* of the fires is a direct result of strong winds & dry conditions - as the cause of each is still unknown.

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i think so many folks simply dont grasp the idea of "dry conditions" - especially those in/near coastal areas of Eastern and Southern US.

I try to explain to friends who have never experienced 8% humidity- in 3 days my skin was dry and shriveled. And that was in Denver a few years back when they were setting a record of driest year recorded. Or sweating but not ever seeing a bead of sweat anywhere- you know you are sweating, but it evaporates instantly.

You simply cannot explain that kind of "dry" to anyone who lived in perennial 40-60% humidity. Shoot i wouldnt get it had not been for being in it 2-3x year.

And that includes vegitation/trees, landscape etc. That dry simply sucks every bit of moisture out.