Severe lightning and thunderstorms spurred shelter-in-place warnings, rockfalls and mudslides, and the threat of new ignitions to already massive wildfires.
Hayley Smith
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After a disastrous summer of fire, California braces for a potentially worse fall
“We’re right smack in the middle of wildfire peak season,” Cal Fire Chief Thom Porter said. The outlook for the rest of the year includes more heat and dryness.
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‘Cautious optimism’ as crews turn a corner on Caldor fire
“We’ve got this thing kind of lassoed, and we just need to keep holding on to it with what we’ve got,” one official said. The fire burning near Lake Tahoe was 29% contained as of Friday morning.
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‘Unprecedented’ Caldor, Dixie fires are the first to burn from one side of the Sierra to the other
“Two times in our history and they’re both happening this month,” one fire official said. “So we need to be really cognizant that there is fire activity happening in California that we have never seen before.”
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Caldor fire rages toward Lake Tahoe: Next 48 hours will be crucial
The Caldor fire is closing in on the Lake Tahoe Basin and threatening the popular resort area. “No sign that it’s starting to slow down,” one Cal Fire official said.
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All-out fight to save South Lake Tahoe as Caldor fire forces evacuation warnings
The Caldor fire has swelled past 143,000 acres and continues to burn toward South Lake Tahoe, where evacuation warnings have people on high alert. The blaze was only 12% contained as of Friday morning.
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Winds push Caldor fire 14 miles from South Lake Tahoe as crews surge to stop it
The Caldor fire is now less than 15 miles from South Lake Tahoe, and fire officials are pooling resources to stop it, authorities said. “We feel pretty confident that the work that we are doing should keep it from getting to South Lake Tahoe,” one battalion chief said. “That’s not to say it’s not a threat; it’s definitely a threat.”
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Caldor fire approaches Lake Tahoe; residents brace for the worst
A spot fire threatened the community of Twin Bridges, about nine miles from the shore of the lake, prompting evacuation warnings. Gusting winds Wednesday pushed the fire toward the lake, and warmer temperatures forecast for later this week could also spur the blaze.
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Landmark FDA approval could turbocharge COVID-19 vaccinations in California
Monday’s approval probably will quell some concerns among the vaccine-hesitant, experts said. But a bigger bump in vaccinations is likely to come from stricter policies.
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As California burns, some ecologists say it’s time to rethink forest management
Logging and thinning trees isn’t stopping wildfires, ecologists say. Focusing on homes can help avert more tragedies like Paradise and Greenville.