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Scientists: Wind, drought worsen fires, not bad management

Scientists: Wind, drought worsen fires, not bad management

Both nature and humans share blame for California's devastating wildfires, but forest management did not play a major role, despite President Donald Trump's claims, fire scientists say.
by Associated Press

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Death toll in California wildfires expected to climb above 31

Death toll in California wildfires expected to climb above 31

Firefighters are racing against wind gusts to control fires raging in two areas of the state. Meanwhile, officials anticipate an increase in fatalities as they sift through ash and debris for remains.
by Emma Bowman, Vanessa Romo, Bill Chappell and Emily Sullivan

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Hearses stand by as crews search for California fire victims

Hearses stand by as crews search for California fire victims

With hearses standing by, crews stepped up the search for bodies in the smoking ruins of Paradise, Calif. — and relatives desperately looked for more than 100 missing loved ones — as wildfires raged Sunday on both ends of the state.
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Northern California fire officials begin agonizing search for dead

Northern California fire officials begin agonizing search for dead

Sheriff's investigators have begun the agonizing task of scouring through the wreckage of California's most destructive fire on record in search of the dead. By Saturday, the death toll had reached 23, but it seemed likely to climb.
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Southern California fire burns mobile homes, Malibu mansions

Southern California fire burns mobile homes, Malibu mansions

Two people were found dead and scores of houses from ranch homes to celebrities' mansions burned in a pair of wildfires that stretched across more than 100 square miles of Southern California, authorities said Saturday.
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'Nothing here': Returning to rubble in Northern California

'Nothing here': Returning to rubble in Northern California

People surveyed the damage and struggled to cope with what they had lost. Entire neighborhoods were leveled and the business district was destroyed by a wildfire that killed at least nine people.
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Deadly fire leveled California town in less than a day

Deadly fire leveled California town in less than a day

Most of its buildings are in ruin. Entire neighborhoods are leveled. The business district is destroyed. In a single day, this town of 27,000 founded in the 1800s was largely incinerated by flames that moved so fast there was nothing firefighters could do.
by Associated Press

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At least 5 dead as blazes ravage California

At least 5 dead as blazes ravage California

The Camp Fire has consumed more than 70,000 acres, and at just 5 percent contained, it is likely to burn through tens of thousands more. And it is just one of several major wildfires now cutting a fiery path through the state.
by Colin Dwyer and Sasha Ingber

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