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Resources to fight California wildfires stretched thin
More than a million acres have burned in California in the past week due to hundreds of wildfires sparked by dry lightning strikes. Experts say the state needs to prepare for more.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenMore than a million acres have burned in California in the past week due to hundreds of wildfires sparked by dry lightning strikes. Experts say the state needs to prepare for more. Meanwhile, the pandemic is adding additional pressures to the evacuation and firefighting efforts.
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5 storiesWhat to let burn, what to save? Firefighters must practice triage in California
Hundreds of wildfires continue to rip through large swaths of California. Many were sparked by thousands of dry lightning strikes last week. More than a million acres have burned, and many in Northern California.
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