As wildfires caused by lightning strikes ravage parts of Northern and Central California, the blazes are named with three-letter prefixes. The prefixes — LNU, SCU, and CZU — are geographical locations ...
When a lightning storm struck the parched Diablo mountain range in August 2020, igniting fires that turned the skies an apocalyptic shade of orange, the Governor’s Office activated current Oakland ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom inspects charred trees in Big Basin Redwoods State Park in 2020 after the CZU Lightning Complex fire. burned 97% of the park. (Photo courtesy of the governor's office) This article ...