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3 key reasons explain how the massive firestorm in California became one of the worst in state history
Why the fires in Northern California became so destructive.
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Typically, sea breezes come off the Pacific Ocean and make landfall. In the fall, high pressure builds in the Great Basin — a huge swath of land that spans much of the western US — and causes wind to blow in an opposite direction,the Los Angeles Times reported.
Air descends from high elevations in Nevada and Utah down to sea level in Northern California, compressing and warming in the process. Winds, known as "Diablo winds," form.
In California's wine country, these especially dry winds arrived overnight on Monday, and
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