Drought-weakened trees could pose hazard this winter:

After four years of drought, California has a huge number of dead and dying trees.  After a U.S. Forest Service aerial survey last spring, researchers estimated there were 12.5 million dead trees on national forest lands alone.  That doesn’t count dead and dying trees in open spaces and urban parks, or on private property like your backyard or your neighbor’s. … ”  Read more from KQED here:  Drought-weakened trees could pose hazard this winter