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California wildfire faces increasing wind, heat, and thunderstorm risk
Firefighters battling California’s largest wildfire of the year are preparing for treacherous conditions entering the weekend when expected thunderstorms may unleash fire-starting lightning and erratic winds that could erode progress…
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