California heat wave intensifies wildfireMorgan Hill, Calif. – A heat wave stifling drought-stricken California worsened a wildfire Tuesday that burned buildings and forced people from their homes in remote communities along the Santa Cruz Mountains. One remote area where the fire burned is 30 minutes up a winding dirt road. Flames lit up the mountainside above a roller coaster at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, and a residence was reduced to rubble, though its hot tub still stood. The blaze broke out Monday during a statewide heat wave, and crews prepared for another day of witheringly low humidity and temperatures in the upper 90s. The heat baked even coastal cities that normally benefit from the Pacific Ocean’s cooling effect.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 28, 2016 14:01 UTC