so, for example, last year, the bay area was inundated with smoke from the campfire. but going back to the rocky and the jerusalem fire and going into like the mendocino dmrex m fire, there s a whole host of thought on why that is. from what i m seeing, it s pretty easy to draw correlation to as we continue to warm the atmosphere and we see these upticks in temperature across the area year over year, we re seeing what we call more evapotransporation. so we re seeing the evaporation coming out of the shrubs, the trees and so forth. we had the 4 1/2 year drought, dried out a lot of trees and a lot of those larger fields. and then we had about three years of pretty heavy rain across the area around here. that doesn t add back in the
northbound lane, sparking an explosion that could be heard for miles. flames gutted both trucks. the accident backed up traffic for nine miles. both drivers only suffered minor injuries. no word yet on what the trucks were carrying. a wildfire burning near california wine country has burned almost 21,000 acres. the so-called jerusalem fire forced mandatory evacuations. flames are threatening 50 structures. no homes have been destroyed. the fire has been burning since sunday. it s only 16% contained. check out this incredible encounter in australia where a whale covered with a plastic bag and fishing line came to a fisherman apparently for help. the man says the whale came right up to the boat and he ripped the trash off the whale and lifted its head out of the water. he said the whale seemed happy afterwards. played around in the water for a while. the fisherman calls the encounter epic.
two people of ukrainian origin and two tradeers in georgia are among those being indicted on charges including securities fraud. another wildfire is now raging in california just north of napa valley, northern california. the jerusalem fire has doubled in size since monday and has now spread to 12,000 acres forcing mandatory evacuations for more than 150 residents. authorities are saying a man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a backfire to protect his marijuana growing operation. mm-hmm. and tributes to the great robin williams pouring in on social media today exactly one year after his death. williams was found dead in his home, a suicide at age 63 on august 11, 2014. tv daughter sarah michelle geller instagramed this photo of the boston park bench where williams filmed an iconic scene from goodwill hunting along with a touching caption which read in part, to know that one life has breathed easier because you lived here, this is to have