The San Diego Union-Tribune | Changing climate conditions are affecting our health, lives and economy. Just consider what San Diegans endured over the last year.
Opinion: Yes on Prop 4 now or pay more later
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Wildfires can release more energy than an atomic bomb. No wonder they look apocalyptic
Los Angeles Times | The first full weekend of September, with the Line fire 20,000 acres in size and only 3% contained, a resident of San Bernardino County described the sky as looking “exactly like a nuclear warhead had been set off.”
Opinion: Prop 4 will prevent wildfires and protect California’s coasts as the climate changes
Times of San Diego | You don’t have to look very far in San Diego to witness the real and growing threats of a changing climate.
California Prop 4: $10 billion bond would address climate change issues
NBC Bay Area | As California faces a future of impacts due to a changing climate, state voters will be asked to put up billions of dollars to aid that effort through a new climate bond on the November ballot.
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California Firefighters Endorse Yes on Prop 4
Sierra News Online | Firefighters who risk their lives on the frontlines of California’s biggest and most destructive wildfires are endorsing…
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Climate costs will only go up if California fails to act. Voters should back a $10 billion bond
CalMatters | High on the list of things most Californians take for granted is the ability to confidently drink water that comes from their kitchen taps, or to safely bathe in water from their bathroom faucets.
Chico planned a burn that could have curbed the Park Fire. Here’s why it didn’t get done
The Sacramento Bee | Just across the road from where California’s fourth largest fire in recorded history ignited last month, sat a 50-acre patch of extremely dry invasive yellow-star thistle that local authorities knew was dangerous.
Drinking water of almost a million Californians failed to meet state requirements
CalMatters | Almost 400 water systems serving nearly a million Californians don’t meet state requirements for safe and reliable drinking water supplies — and fixing them would cost billions of dollars.
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Smoke from California wildfires caused over 50,000 premature deaths over 11 years, study says
San Francisco Chronicle | More than 50,000 Californians died prematurely due to wildfire smoke from 2008 to 2018, according to a study published Friday.
Extreme heat, wildfire smoke harm low-income and nonwhite communities the most, study finds
AP News | Extreme heat and wildfire smoke are independently harmful to the human body, but together their impact on cardiovascular and respiratory systems is more dangerous and affects some communities more than others.
