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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Santa Cruz City Council OKs outdoor dining extension, weighs in on ADUs & CZU grand jury report
During its Tuesday meeting, the Santa Cruz City Council approved an extension for temporary outdoor dining and the relocation of the Homeless Garden Project’s farm.
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‘The sound of explosions’: One year after CZU, the echoes of loss reverberate for the many still recovering
Since the fires, Cyndy Haskey has seldomly visited this nearly three-acre lot where her home once stood in the Braemoor neighborhood of Bonny Doon. There is almost nothing here to visit. And even if there were, the memories and associations are just too strong.
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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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Pentagon approves extending wildfire surveillance program vital to California firefighters
The FireGuard program is hugely popular throughout the West among federal and state fire commanders, who have come to rely on military and government satellite imagery to help them make on-the-ground decisions about strategy and evacuations.
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Caldor fire burns more than 440 homes as Lake Tahoe air quality ranks among worst in U.S.
More than 17,000 structures remain under threat from the blaze, which was just 5% contained as of Monday. Strong winds helped the fire grow to more than 100,000 acres over the weekend as it pushed closer to South Lake Tahoe.
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Photos: Heartbreaking images document a million acres burned already during this California fire season
Images of the Caldor fire and the Dixie fire, driven in part by warming temperatures and worsening drought.
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Wildfire smoke: An emerging threat to West Coast wines
As climate change brings longer, more destructive fire seasons, the wine industry scrambles to protect vineyards from the dreaded taint of smoke. “The pandemic was an enormous challenge,” one insider says. “But now, without question, I think the threat of wildfire in many different ways is the greatest challenge of the day for the industry.”
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From mountain time to island time: Boulder Creek couple’s home spared but they started over elsewhere anyway
While Allen and Jill Clapp of the Bay Area indie band the Orange Peels had longterm plans to move to the U.S. Virgin Islands, it wasn’t until they were displaced from their Boulder Creek home/studio, assuming it was gone, that they mentally moved on. The event caused them to move up their plans. “I think we felt that in order to move forward with our lives, we were going to have to do something transformative,” Allen said.
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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.