All things considered I guess we are lucky in not getting extreme weather, as much as it's nice to travel to sunnier climates the fires in California just show the risks of living somewhere 'sunny'. I went over there once and loved it in San Diego but the poor folk of California are in a right mess at the minute aren't they
I really couldn't even imagine being caught up in something like that
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7058809.stm
Situation as of 8.31 pm local time, 22 October 2007:
1. Harris fire: 22,000 acres consumed, 5% contained.
2. Rice fire: 1,500 acres burned in San Diego county, 50 houses destroyed
3. Witch fire: 145,000 acres in San Diego County. Some 500 houses and 100 businesses destroyed. 36,000 residents in Ramona evacuated
4. Buckweed fire: 35,000 acres. Mandatory evacuation order of 15,000 local residents in place.
5. Magic fire: 1,200 acres burned, moving towards Ventura but not currently threatening any structures.
6. Ranch fire: 41,000 acres burned, 10% contained. Local evacuation orders in place.
7. Canyon fire: 3,800 acres consumed. 600 houses threatened, some 1,700 firefighters deployed.
8. Slide fire: 1,500 acres burned, 20 houses destroyed and 400 threatened.
9. Santiago fire: 15,200 acres burned, 30% contained. Some 3,000 houses threatened in local area.
Only fires which have consumed 1,000 acres or more are listed.
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