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California Wildfires Rage Despite Break in Heat Wave
VACAVILLE, Calif.—Firefighters took advantage of a break in extreme heat wave conditions to gain more control over numerous wildfires that have prompted evacuations and blanketed wide swaths of the state in smoke. Still, many of the major fires in and around the San Francisco Bay Area are no more than 7% contained, according to the …
California Braces for More Blackouts as Heat Wave Scorches West
California was struggling to deliver enough power to keep the lights on for the first time in nearly two decades as a severe heat wave broiled the region, and officials warned of potentially more rolling blackouts if high temperatures persist. Residents across the state were blasting their air-conditioning units while sheltering at home as coronavirus …
