Milestones
Sep 11, 2020
2 minutes
—ALANA SEMUELS/SAN FRANCISCO
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A Record for California’s Fire Season
2.2 million acres burned—and counting
FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, FALL IN CALIFORNIA HAS GIVEN residents a glimpse of the apocalypse. Fires burn around us, the air smells like a campfire, and the sharp edges of landmarks like Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge blur in the hazy air. We close our windows to avoid breathing
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