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fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks agoMonsoonal storm upends Burning Man, soaks Yosemite and sparks lightning fires across the West
In Yosemite National Park, hikers were surprisingly soaked this weekend as summer storms blew through the area. Meanwhile, thunderstorms across California's mountains launched rapid-fire lightning strikes that sparked several forest fires. And as Burning Man kicked off in Nevada's desert northwest, a major dust storm forced traffic to a halt as attendees tried to avoid the desert's wrath. The impetus for this widespread wild weather was a late-arriving monsoonal pattern, fueled by the region's lingering heat that pulled atmospheric moisture north - and, with it,
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fromSFGATE
3 months agoPeople are fleeing to Central California. But living there has growing risks.
"Dust events are a big problem, especially in the Central Valley, and have not gotten enough attention," UC Merced professor Adeyemi Adebiyi said in a May 2025 article published by the university.
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