Three interviewees from adopting cities stated they had no choice in map adoption. One explained, “We chose to follow the law.” Another said, “There was no adoption of fire hazard severity zone maps for Local Responsibility Areas.” Interviewees described a process of receiving maps from ...
The map measures the cumulative burn area for each zone over that entire time: this can exceed 100 or even 200 percent if large fires are frequent enough, or the whole damn area burns down more than once. The California Fire Observatory combines longer-term data about forest cover with up-...
To evaluate exit routes for Californians living in areas at risk of a fire-related evacuation, we combined and analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Cal Fire and OpenStreetMap. We took 2010 census block-level populations, combined with Cal Fire’s “Fire Hazard Severity Zone” maps, ...
The maps aren’t perfect in their ability to forecast where a fire will be destructive. For instance, the Coffey Park neighborhood of Santa Rosa isn’t in a very high hazard zone, but powerful winds pushed the Tubbs Fire into that part of the city, largely leveling the neighborhood in Oct...
"The fire behavior is just so intense" Malibu looks like a war zone, with homes and businesses burned to the ground. Charred earth as far as the eye can see. All this, as the "Woolsey Fire" is still nowhere near contained, CBS News' Jamie Yuccas reports. ...
San Diego is part of the San Diego Air Basin (SDAB), a subtropical climate zone characterized by hot, dry summers, and mild, wet winters.3Light winds and stagnant air, combined with little precipitation and more than 170 days over 70 degrees, combine to create ideal conditions for the crea...
Image from an interactive tsunami hazard map by the California Geological Survey.California Dept. of Conservation The new maps reflect new data and improved computer modeling since an earlier series of maps was published in 2009, as well as threats from tsunamis originating far away and locally, ...
Interaction of moist flow with terrain or coastlines can result in areas of low-level convergence that produce high-intensity rainfall. One such example is the Shasta County Convergence Zone (SCCZ), in which a narrow band or area of intense rainfall develops in the northern part of California’...
Understanding pre-1850s fire history and its effect on forest structure can provide insights useful for fire managers in developing plans to moderate fire hazards in the face of forecasted climate change. While climate clearly plays a substantial role in
Then he pointed her to a map on the wall, showing where the emergency exits are.Now Odette says she’s scared. And angry.“The state has got to be responsible for these homes,” she said. “I mean, they can’t help themselves, the patients. And it’s really not up to the staff...