"California Braces for Another Cataclysmic Wildfire Season" says Scientific American, unfortunately.

"More than 93 percent of the state is in severe or extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. And a March 1 reading of the state's snowpack found it way below normal — just 63 percent of the average for that date.

That's not all. California hillsides are turning brown with dead and dying grass — potential kindling for the next inferno.

Taken together, it's a recipe for disaster."

Full story here.