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Originally Posted by Trollheart
What is this due to? Is the weather so hot and dry there, even now in the depths of winter? Or is there some human agency at work?
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We had a lot of rains at the end of last year and the beginning of this year which caused an increase in vegetation. Drought conditions made that all dry out and die. Then we had the fast and dry Santa Ana winds come through and it was a recipe for disaster. I had a friend in Eureka whose wife couldn't leave the house because the winds literally knocked her down when the Santa Anas started a couple of weeks ago.
It's too early to tell if it's arson. My money is on natural causes/accidents.
Also California winters are pretty tame.