Dry and Windy
I feel lucky that I’m not affected by the wildfires in Southern California, but even without all the local news coverage I can tell that they’re really, really bad this year. For one reason, the warm, dry wind is relentless. It’s very normal for this time of year; the hot air that rises from the desert swoops down over the mountains and blows hot across the southland. But it’s very strong this year, with winds gusting to hurricane forces, about…