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Campolindo High Alum Creates New Tool To Combat California Wildfires

Rising Bay Area temperatures are now drying out all the extra vegetation, putting many parts of California at higher wildfire risk.

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June 2, 2023

MORAGA -- A downside to the incredible amount of rain from the winter storms -- and beautiful green growth that came after -- is the increased quantity of fuels for wildfires.

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Rising Bay Area temperatures are now drying out all the extra vegetation, putting many parts of California at higher wildfire risk.

2017 was a particularly bad year for the Wine Country wildfires. The smoke spreading across the Bay Area sparked an idea for a Campolindo High School senior to try to do something to help.

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