I know this is going to sound like an excuse, but California used to not keep track of fires until after 2000. It's a desert with forests, and it's SUPPOSED to be on fire every year. I'm not saying it's not getting worse or more frequent or anything, but there's factors at play that make it sound newer or worse than it is.
lived here all my life. it's always been fire country, fires were always a 'thing', but it wasn't an annual state of emergency. the refugees didn't seriously change the housing market.
I know this is going to sound like an excuse, but California used to not keep track of fires until after 2000. It's a desert with forests, and it's SUPPOSED to be on fire every year. I'm not saying it's not getting worse or more frequent or anything, but there's factors at play that make it sound newer or worse than it is.
lived here all my life. it's always been fire country, fires were always a 'thing', but it wasn't an annual state of emergency. the refugees didn't seriously change the housing market.