“This is perhaps the singularly most unusual and extreme weather week in quite some time in California – and that is saying something.” It’s been remarkably hot in California. Now, predictably, we’ve got some immensely concerning fires and smoke filling the skies. What’s next, a hurricane. Well, not exactly. Just potential flash floods from one nearby. Fires, heat … a hurricane? California’s ‘most unusual’ week of extreme weather. (Until next week, anyway.)