This is a NASA satellite picture of California with pictures of all the fires - represented in red. Notice the smoke. I drove home today in an eerie yellow fog, ash falling gently onto my car. The interstate was strangely empty for a Tuesday at rush hour. Our ER is beginning to be over run by patients with respiratory issues - fortunately most people have air conditioning so they stay shut up in their homes with the A/C running. Many of the fires are burning in unreachable areas so they will just be let burn while the fire fighters concentrate on areas where dwellings are threatened.

And it is only the beginning of the fire season. At least 4 more months before will can expect to get rain.

More dry lightning is expected for the end of the week.

And we all thought earthquakes would destroy California.