Ironic that there are forests to burn now, where there was once desert before 1948 -Holocaust museum evacuated as fire nears Jerusalem

Much as Los Angeles was made a garden in the desert, when it turns dry, there can fire storms.

Holocaust museum evacuated as fire nears Jerusalem - Yahoo! News

Israeli rescue services evacuated the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum on Sunday as a large forest fire raged out of control, threatening several Jerusalem neighbourhoods, rescue workers said.

Thick grey smoke billowed up through the forested hills on Jerusalem's southwestern flank as fire fighters battled the blaze and diving aircraft attempted to douse the flames, an AFP photographer said.