Fires in Southern California
Over the past several days huge fires have been running out of control over large areas, specially around San Diego and threatening now Los Angeles, too. I heard just a while ago on the television that San Bernardino is now affected also. Apart from the news media, I've been following this closely on the weblog of a resident of San Diego, Scott of IndePundit, who has been posting frequent updates about what is happening locally.
Despite the wealth of California, it is a salutary reminder that nature cannot always be overcome. I hope the eventual death toll will not rise too much further beyond its current levels, although I am not totally sanguine in this regard. The cost of the destruction in material terms is already huge - estimated at present as in excess of US$100bn. Almost mind-boggling!
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