A viral Facebook post urging motorists to drive slowly through Yosemite National Park shows the tragic reality that deadly collisions leave in their wake.
Rachel Schnalzer
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Alarmingly low rain levels prime California for fire danger in summer, fall
A worsening drought is further drying out parched vegetation, which could be fuel for a disastrous fire season. “Once June gloom comes to an end, things are gonna dry out really quick,” one researcher warned. “Then it’s just a matter of an ignition. … Fingers crossed we don’t have another lightning outbreak, like what happened last year.”