Wildfire season is here and in California alone, this year s fires have already burned more acres than at this time in 2020. In recent years, Sonoma County, north of San Francisco, where wine vineyards dot the landscape and tourism is a billion-dollar industry, wildfire has become a part of daily life. But as Stephanie Sy reports it affects certain groups worse than others.
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As we have been reporting for the past few weeks, wildfire season is here.
In California alone, fires have already burned more acres than at this time last year. Sonoma County, north of San Francisco, where wine vineyards dot the landscape and tourism is a billion-dollar industry, wildfires are now part of daily life.
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Napa has joined Sonoma and Mendocino counties on a significantly expanded list of California areas facing a drought emergency.
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Napa was one of 39 counties added to the list, after Sonoma and Mendocino were declared to be in a drought emergency in April – due to concerns about the Russian River watershed.
‘Extraordinarily warm temperatures in April and early May separate this critically dry year from all others on California record,’ said the governor’s office.
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