The California Wildfires

Luckily, where I live is pretty much the one place where the wildfires weren't a factor (though it was hot, ashen, and very strange when I landed from Northern California).

It was much worse in Irvine. The sky was completely covered, my eyes burned and you could smell the fires (smelled like barbecue). I remember how it was in Doha after the first Gulf War when the sky was completely covered because of the oil fires in Kuwait, but this was much worse.

Here are some incredible photos taken by my colleague Mark Contreras and his cute little dog, Peanut.