An aerial view of scorched earth

SAN DIEGO, CA - OCTOBER 30: A freeway interchange with burnt fields nearby is seen in this aerial view October 30, 2003 in San Diego, California. Over 350,000 acres have burned in San Diego County, with nearly 1,500 homes burned and at least 20 people reported dead during the most destructive wildfires in San Diego's history. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images)