I'm a native born (Southern) Californian, and wildfires were always just an annual thing, like Santa Ana winds. But this just absolutely beggars my imagination.
The year I moved to Chicago, from San Francisco, was the year of the World Series earthquake. The entire Nimitz freeway -- which I'd driven many times -- was dropped on the lanes below. Liquifaction of the soil effectively swallowed entire buildings in one fairly upscale neighborhood of The City. It hit my like a personal attack, like I should have been there to help.
I'm a native born (Southern) Californian, and wildfires were always just an annual thing, like Santa Ana winds. But this just absolutely beggars my imagination.
The year I moved to Chicago, from San Francisco, was the year of the World Series earthquake. The entire Nimitz freeway -- which I'd driven many times -- was dropped on the lanes below. Liquifaction of the soil effectively swallowed entire buildings in one fairly upscale neighborhood of The City. It hit my like a personal attack, like I should have been there to help.
I remember that day like it was yesterday.