Brown calls fire devastation the 'new normal'
by Ruben Vives, Melissa Etehad and Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times
Dec 10, 2017
3 minutes
VENTURA, Calif. - California Gov. Jerry Brown surveyed the devastation Saturday in Ventura - the area hardest hit by firestorms that have displaced nearly 90,000 people in Southern California - calling it "the new normal."
The visit came four days after Brown declared a state of emergency in response to the wildfires. In all, blazes from Ojai to Oceanside have destroyed more than 790 structures and burned 175,000 acres.
During a news conference at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, Brown said climate change may exacerbate the weather conditions that caused the wildfires
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