SANTA CLARA – Building the foundation of a 50-story skyscraper wouldn’t seem to have a lot in common with slamming into grown men on the football field.

By The Sacramento Bee editorial board

California’s main seasons – fire and rain – have long generated more than their share of disaster. Still, this past year has been instructive as climate change has increased their intensity.

Take transportation. If it wasn’t already clear that maintaining asphalt is a life-and-death line item, this summer's lethal megafires drove home the point for thousands of evacuees.