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Wildfires Rage in California [1]

"Wildfires raced toward populated areas of Northern California's wine country, as dozens of blazes burned in other parts of the state.

Some people just west of Vacaville — a city of about 100,000 residents between San Francisco and Sacramento — were ordered to evacuate as fires burned in the hills.

The fires come during a brutal heat wave. About 45 million people across the West are under an excessive-heat warning or heat advisory."

Mike Hayes and Meg Wagner report for CNN August 20, 2020. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"More Evacuations Planned as California Wildfires Spread" (Weather Channel) [3]

"Nearly 11,000 Lightning Bolts Strike California, Igniting Hundreds Of Fires In A State Facing Multiple Crises" (CNN) [4]

"California Wildfires Update on LNU, SCU, CZU August Lightning Complex Fires" (Newsweek) [5]

"California Fires Live Updates: Blazes Threaten 25,000 Structures" (New York Times) [6]

"Bay Area Wildfires: The Latest On Evacuation Orders, Road Closures, Containment Numbers" (ABC News 7) [7]

"Residents Evacuated From Vacaville After Fire Jumps Interstate 80" (Santa Rosa Press Democrat) [8]

"Northern California Wildfires Threatening Thousands Of Homes" (AP) [9]

"Helicopter Pilot Killed In Crash While Fighting California Wildfire" (Reuters) [10]

"Lightning-Sparked Fires Rage Across California, Tens Of Thousands Flee" (Reuters) [11]

 

Climate Change [12]
Disasters [13]
Forests [14]
People & Population [15]
California [16]
Public [17]
Source: CNN [2], 08/20/2020
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/wildfires-rage-california [2] https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/california-wildfires-08-19-2020/index.html [3] https://weather.com/news/news/2020-08-19-california-wildfire-evacuations-hennessey-lightning [4] https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/20/us/california-lightning-fires/index.html [5] https://www.newsweek.com/california-wildfires-update-lnu-scu-czu-august-lightning-complex-fires-1526394 [6] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/19/us/ca-fires.html [7] https://abc7news.com/lightning-complex-fire-hennessey-napa-vacaville-evacuations-bay-area-map/6374881/ [8] https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/san-francisco-blanketed-in-smoke-as-california-fires-rage/ [9] https://www.apnews.com/b7f6ffc940c843b937d5573b58e2bda7 [10] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-wildfire-crash/helicopter-pilot-killed-in-crash-while-fighting-california-wildfire-idUSKCN25F2W5 [11] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-wildfire/lightning-sparked-fires-rage-across-california-tens-of-thousands-flee-idUSKCN25F2FU [12] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [13] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [14] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/forests [15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population [16] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/california [17] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81