We finally got rain in Southern California, and a good amount of it, on Monday and Tuesday. So this means the wildfire is pretty much out, finally. Of course, some hillsides slid down, breaking a gas main and causing new fires, but at least they didn't last long. The mudslides were in some sense the most dangerous part of the fire: fire and smoke only killed two people, but hills with no protective vegetation have killed thirteen. The freeway is still closed due to mud.
For the first six hours of rain, the air smelled quite smoky, probably from aromatics in the deposited ash being released by the water. But things have gotten a lot cleaner since then, as most of the ash has washed away.
For the first six hours of rain, the air smelled quite smoky, probably from aromatics in the deposited ash being released by the water. But things have gotten a lot cleaner since then, as most of the ash has washed away.
"Kitto daijoubu da yo." - Sakura Kinomoto