Climate Adaptation
California Virus War Slams Into Its Other Crisis: Wildfires
Pandemic complicates preparations for blazes that arrive with vengeance every year
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A crisis California didn’t foresee -- the Covid-19 pandemic -- is complicating preparations for one that arrives with a vengeance every year.
With wildfire season on the horizon, state officials have ordered prevention efforts to proceed after rains have tapered off and before the heat of summer. But work is progressing slower than usual as firefighting agencies and electric utilities institute new practices to keep employees safe.