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June 29, 2016

California wildfires spark debate about development

By SCOTT SMITH
Associated Press

FRESNO, Calif. — A speeding wildfire in California that turned hundreds of homes near Lake Isabella to piles of twisted rubble has forced a conversation about how to minimize destruction in the most populous state experiencing the effects of climate change.

Wildfires in the last years have killed several people in California, a drought-prone state experiencing a five-year dry spell.


 
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