Recent California Wildfires Were Likely Fueled by Embers Smoldering Underground For Months
At a Glance Several fires broke out this week in a region where a huge fire burned last year.Cal Fire thinks high winds stoked underground hot spots.The region is struggling with drought. Several small wildfires that erupted around California's Santa Cruz Mountains on Tuesday were likely started by wind that fanned embers smoldering underground for months after a huge fire outbreak in the same region last year. There is a "strong possibility" the wind helped rekindle hot spots within the...