When the Spanish arrived, the LA basin was already known to the natives as “the smokey place”. Fire has been a natural feature of much of California for a long time. The Europeans have been mismanaging that for a long time. There is a reason houses in Malibu canyon keep burning, stupidity. But, climate change isn’t helping any.
When the Spanish arrived, the LA basin was already known to the natives as “the smokey place”. Fire has been a natural feature of much of California for a long time. The Europeans have been mismanaging that for a long time. There is a reason houses in Malibu canyon keep burning, stupidity. But, climate change isn’t helping any.