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Santa Rosa Island: Nearly a third of California island home to rare wildlife has burned amid wildfires

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have been damaged or destroyed.

In Ventura County, nearly 44,000 people were under evacuation orders due to the Sandy Fire as of Tuesday evening. The blaze spread rapidly earlier in the week, driven by gusty winds, and destroyed one home. It was 15% contained as of Wednesday afternoon and remains at around 2,115 acres.

About 900 firefighters are battling continue reading …

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