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The percentage of homes surviving California wildfires is dropping, despite efforts to harden them

The percentage of homes surviving California wildfires is dropping, despite efforts to harden them
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At the turn of the century, wildfires destroyed only about 3% of the California homes they came into contact with. By 2020, the rate had risen to 18%, a new study found.

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