Getting Blazed: California Wildfires Rage in New Ecosystem

Changing forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains are worsening local wildfires

By MetroActive Archives

Nov 16, 2016

A large wildfire burns brightly on a hillside at night, with thick smoke rising into the sky. Below, city lights and illuminated buildings are visible in the foreground. — The Loma fire could be seen for miles on both sides of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Photo by Chip Scheuer

The Loma fire could be seen for miles on both sides of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Photo by Chip Scheuer

The Sand fire this July engulfed thousands of acres near Santa Clarita. Photo by PEIEQ, via Shutterstockt

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