A good site for Wildfire articles is Wildfire Today. The link is to one of the articles regarding the Caldor Fire in California
Some locations in Lake Tahoe Basin are under mandatory evacuation orders
wildfiretoday.com
What the US is experiencing in wildfires can partly be attributed to drought, low relative humidity, rising temps (Global Warming).
There are other factors not associated with Global Warming that is causing the large intense wildfires.
- heavy fuel loads
- overgrown forests and brush fields
- low fuel moisture due to drought
- high wind events during the fire increasing the rate of spread and spotting.
Adding to the complexity during the wildfire is the Wildland Urban Interface.
- building in fire dependent ecosystems.
- not following FIREWISE standards.
The problem of improving forest/range health will not happen overnight. it will take decades to get things back to a more manageable situation.