We’re in a grateful mood here in California in general. The winter rains have finally begun to fall, mercifully marking the end of another fire season. Though harrowing as it was, and not without some tragic loss, compared to the last couple of ...

On 23 October, the Kincade Fire exploded to life on the hillsides above Geyserville in California’s Sonoma County, and quickly prompted the evacuation of that small town. Four days later, it had grown to 26,000 acres (10,500 ha) and was ...