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Undoing important investments in wildfire prevention would place California in harm’s way – The Sacramento Bee
Californians have witnessed 15 of the 20 most destructive wildfires in our state’s history in the last decade. What was once known as “fire season” has become a year-round battle against Mother Nature. Although weather patterns have tamed the most recent wildfire seasons over the last two years, heavy precipitation has led to increased “fuel loads” — vegetation in fire-prone forested landscapes.
California’s largest reservoir fills for a second year in a row – The San Francisco Chronicle
Shasta Lake, the largest reservoir in California, is virtually full for the second year in a row, following months of steady storms. NASA satellite images show how much conditions have changed at Shasta Lake from about two years ago, when the reservoir was at just 39% of total capacity.
What Californians are paying for home insurance in every ZIP code – The San Francisco Chronicle
In California, homeowners may pay anywhere from under $1,000 to more than $10,000 per year to insure their homes — and it may depend in large part on where they live, state data analyzed by the Chronicle shows.