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Living in the Era of California Wildfires: New York State Climatologist and Cornell Professor Weigh in on West Coast Destruction

By Natalie Monticello | November 11, 2019

“This month, an estimated 2.7 million people lost power in northern California due to PG&E’s preemptive power shutoff on October eighth and again on October twenty-forth. There were also preemptive power shutoffs in the L.A. and San Diego areas,” Riha said.