Commentary: Yosemite Fire Puts San Francisco on Front Lines
From the San Francisco Chronicle:
“A wildfire erupts on the western flanks of the Sierra Nevada and Gov. Jerry Brown declares a state of emergency for San Francisco because of the threat to the city’s power and water. Traveling 150 miles in the opposite direction, smoke has made the air in Reno unhealthy to breathe. …
“California’s Rim Fire and the earlier Black Forest Fire in Colorado should send city dwellers an important message: even distant wildfire is part of their lives.”
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