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The Cal Fire San Mateo Santa Cruz branch previously warned that 2021 could be a bad fire year in the region. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS, CA Researchers with the San Jose State University Fire Weather Research Laboratory noted a very scary development this month atop the Santa Cruz Mountains. Wow, never seen April fuels look so. dry, they wrote on Twitter. No new growth anywhere.
April is usually a month where researchers observe lots of new and old growth, said Craig Clements, SJSU professor and the center director, in an interview with SFGate. Scientists typically observe the highest moisture levels in plants in April.
A mysterious Bay Area car crash leaves no victims, only footprints
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Car accident on Highway 92 in San Mateo County, Wednesday Feb. 3, 2021.Cal FireShow MoreShow Less
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Car accident on Highway 92 in San Mateo County, Wednesday Feb. 3, 2021.Cal FireShow MoreShow Less
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A mysterious car crash in on the San Francisco peninsula Wednesday seemed more like the opening of a David Lynch movie than a routine vehicular accident.
The car was apparently traveling along Highway 92 in San Mateo County near a vista point on Skyline Blvd., when it plunged through a guardrail and down the hill.
Emergency crews found no sign of any victims beyond some footprints leading away from the crash site.
Wildfires largely contained after powerful Santa Ana winds took down power lines by Bethany Blankley, The Center Square | January 21, 2021 09:30 AM Print this article
At least a dozen fires ignited across Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties after powerful Santa Ana winds blew in Tuesday, causing evacuations in several areas. By Wednesday, mandatory evacuations were lifted.
“Evacuation orders were lifted in Freedom and Panther Fires,” CAL FIRE San Mateo - Santa Cruz Unit announced shortly before 2 p.m. Pacific.
On Tuesday, a significant wind event swept through San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, which resulted in downed trees, tree limbs, and power lines across the region, and “presumably sparked more than 18 vegetation fires within an 18-hour time period,” CAL FIRE San Mateo-Santa Cruz reported. “Winds continued to hamper firefighting efforts throughout the day, but as night fell, conditions improved. Firefighters were able to grow
Offshore wind speeds over 90 mph belt Bay Area in rare winter event
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High winds knocked down branches of trees in San Francisco on Jan. 19, 2020.Instagram / allmyheartin.sfShow MoreShow Less
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San Francisco Public Works had already responded to 68 calls for downed trees by mid-morning on Jan. 19, 2020.SF Public WorksShow MoreShow Less
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Cal Fire CZU crews remove a tree that fell on Highway 1 south of Miramontes Point Road in Half Moon Bay on Jan. 19, 2021.Cal Fire CZUShow MoreShow Less
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High winds knocked down branches of trees on Clay and Steiner streets on top of cars in San Francisco on Jan. 19, 2020.Instagram / allmyheartin.sfShow MoreShow Less
Sailing school capsized at mouth of Santa Cruz Harbor, California, on Sunday
Video captures surfer and marine units pulling 12 children aged 7-12, to safety
Sailor Linden DesJardins, 12, said it was scary and very, very stressful
DesJardins family want to find surfer Sean to thank him for rescuing Linden
Accident was caused by a massive swell that crashed the boats like dominoes
Children on 50F water despite a high surf warning of 25ft king tides on coast
Meanwhile a search is underway for a woman swept out to sea at Pescadero State Beach and a San Jose man in his 30s missing off Point Bonita