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The wildfire risk would be very high, thanks to a bone-dry, fuel-rich Southern California landscape, along with warm temperatures and high winds that were forecast for Jan. 7.
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, two new fires are burning near San Diego amid relentless Santa Ana winds and bone-dry conditions that have kept Southern California on high alert for over two weeks.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Forecasters and fire officials have said that the rains last month in the Bay Area have created a different landscape than what faced crews in bone-dry Los Angeles County.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
And bone-dry vegetation means a new fire could ignite and any moment.
—Brandon Miller, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, two new fires are burning near San Diego amid relentless Santa Ana winds and bone-dry conditions that have kept Southern California on high alert for over two weeks.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Forecasters and fire officials have said that the rains last month in the Bay Area have created a different landscape than what faced crews in bone-dry Los Angeles County.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
And bone-dry vegetation means a new fire could ignite and any moment.
—Brandon Miller, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Bone-dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone-dry. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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