The California Wildfires

As most of you know we at the EarthCapades Kids Club live in California. For the past month or so there have been fires raging here. It is said to have started from lightning strikes in the forest and has spread. There have been over 3,000 buildings destroyed, 9 deaths and 34 fatal injury’s as of 9/5/2020. Almost 2 million acres of land have burned but they have them 51% contained. If you live in California it is important that you look at the air quality before you look out side. All sources and resources are below.

A mobile home and car burn at Spanish Flat Mobile Villa as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)