SINCE WE’RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET. THIS WARNING COMES AS CREWS BATTLED THE KELLERFIRE, WHICH IS BURNING IN ALAMEDACOUNTY. THE FIRE STARTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON, PROMPTING EVACUATIONS IN THE ...
During a diablo wind, common in the fall, the air is so dry that relative humidity levels plunge, drying out vegetation and making it ready to burn. The name — “diablo” is Spanish for “devil” — is ...