CA fire season: A story of climate, folklore, inequality
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This fear of not only evacuation but of losing one’s home is deeply rooted in many Californians’ lives.
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Why CA’s fire problem is much bigger than PG&E
But blaming PG&E for the disruption wildfire season brings to California each year with increasing regularity and strength is, at best, unproductive. Fixing electrical infrastructure is putting a Band-Aid on the much bigger problems of climate change.
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UC Berkeley carries out preparations for wildfire season
In 2018, California wildfires devastated UC Berkeley student communities, and the trail of smoke from the Camp Fire resulted in event cancellations.
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UC Berkeley revises wildfire response protocols after devastating Camp Fire
A year after California’s most devastating wildfire, UC Berkeley is bolstering its wildfire preparedness to ensure campus well-being in the event of another local natural disaster.
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Berkeley Flea Market set to reopen earlier than planned, with community support
The Berkeley Flea Market is set to reopen this month earlier than expected after it was planned to be shutdown in February and March due to financial difficulties.
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UCPD collects more than 4.5K donated items in supply drive for Camp Fire survivors
The “Community United By Service for Kids Toy and School Supply Drive,” a donation drive organized by UCPD after the destruction from the Camp Fire, is coming to a close as more than 4,500 donated items are being delivered throughout the local area.
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Settled in myself
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Three summers ago, I stood in my neighborhood and watched a strip of fire burn on the distant mountainside across the San Fernando Valley. Last winter, we felt the threat of fire as dry winds blew our windows open and the Thomas Fire burned in nearby Ventura County. With each
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UCPD hosts holiday toy drive to support Camp Fire survivors
UCPD is hosting a toy drive to support young survivors of the Camp Fire who may have lost possessions or loved ones.
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UC Berkeley to allow formal instruction during part of Reading, Review, Recitation Week
UC Berkeley has decided to allow formal instruction during the Monday and Tuesday of Reading, Review and Recitation Week, or RRR week — commonly referred to as “dead week” — to make up for lost class time after the campus canceled instruction because of poor air quality.
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Campus productions canceled, rescheduled because of poor air quality
Ticket holders planning to attend campus productions last weekend were left without performances to attend, as production companies canceled showings because of poor air quality in Berkeley, stemming from the Camp Fire in Butte County.
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