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California's Carr Fire Is Already Among the State's Most Destructive in Recent History

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Wildfires in the state are getting bigger and more costly.
The 2018 fire season in California is already shaping up to be worst than last year’s, which cost the state a record $10 billion in damages.
As of Monday afternoon, the fire had swelled to 270,000 acres.
A study of a reserve near Davis finds a decline in wildflower diversity since 2000.
Some advice from Californians who have lived through and studied the state’s wildfires.
With more than 50 active wildfires burning across the American West, this summer is off to a fiery start.
An aircraft drops fire retardant over a brush fire in the Angeles National Forest on October 17th, 2017.

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