Publication: Bloomberg

UCLA Expert: Daniel Swain: Assistant Researcher and Climate Specialist, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Synopsis: After a relatively calm start to the wildfire season, California is bracing for things to get much, much worse.

UCLA News: “I am kind of holding my breath,” Swain said. “If we do get those ignitions and the wind events, all bets are off… We used to have entire fire seasons that didn’t kill anyone or burn hundreds of homes. But we have already had a number of fires that have done that.”

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