Magnitude 3.6 earthquake jolts San Francisco Bay Area
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake has jolted the San Francisco Bay Area on the last day of 2020.
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Dec 31, 2020
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Drop in pandemic carbon dioxide emissions previews world of electric vehicles
In the six weeks after the San Francisco Bay Area instituted the nation's first shelter-in-place mandate in response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, regional carbon dioxide emissions dropped by 25%, almost all of it due ...
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Nov 10, 2020
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Record-breaking California wildfires surpass 4 million acres
In a year that has already brought apocalyptic skies and smothering smoke to the West Coast, California set a grim new record Sunday when officials announced that the wildfires of 2020 have now scorched a record 4 million ...
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Oct 4, 2020
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US towns destroyed as firefighters battle wildfires under orange skies
Entire communities have been razed by wildfires raging in the western United States, with officials warning of potential mass deaths under apocalyptic orange skies.
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Sep 10, 2020
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California fires bring more chopper rescues, power shutoffs
Helicopters rescued more people from wildfires Tuesday as flames chewed through bone-dry California after a scorching Labor Day weekend that saw a dramatic airlift of more than 200 people and ended with the state's largest ...
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Sep 8, 2020
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Weather, reinforcements helping in California wildfire fight
Firefighters hard-pressed by some of the largest wildfires in California history scrambled Wednesday to take advantage of cooler weather and an influx of aid as they carved and burned containment lines around the flames to ...
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Aug 26, 2020
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California slammed by wildfires, heat, unhealthy smoky air
Northern Californians were confronted with multiple threats as wildfires, unhealthy smoky air, extreme heat, the looming possibility of power outages and an ongoing pandemic forced many to weigh the risks of staying indoors ...
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Aug 20, 2020
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Image: California on fire
Captured on 19 August 2020, this Copernicus Sentinel-3 image shows the extent of the smoke from fires currently ablaze in California, US.
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Aug 20, 2020
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Some California cities think they're safe from sea level rise. They're not, new research shows
Just north of the Golden Gate Bridge, yet a world away from San Francisco, in an unincorporated and oft-overlooked area known as Marin City, sea level rise is rarely the first worry that comes to mind.
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Aug 19, 2020
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San Francisco blanketed in smoke as California fires rage
Crews were battling wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area and thousands of people were under orders to evacuate as dozens of wildfires blazed across the state amid a blistering heat wave now in its second week.
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Aug 19, 2020
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