When state fire authorities announced recently that the CZU Lightning Complex fire had quadrupled in size in just one day, an audible gasp rose from the audience. Although lightning fires have been scorching the state since prehistoric times, the speed with which the SCU and LNU lightning complex …
A heat wave, drought, climate change, and more: Read why the lightning fires raging in the West are expanding so rapidly this year. Plus, what to know about the latest efforts to contain the blazes and monitor pollution, and how firefighting has evolved in the years since the 1970 Laguna Fire.