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Over-sized owls, dinosaurs, coffee-pots, and even a Mexican giant standing on a roof serving nachos and beer – California Crazy! Photo: © Jim Heimann Collection/Courtesy TASCHEN 30 MAY 2018 HAWKINS BAY James Porteous 29 May 2018 | Marigold Warner | British Journal of Photograpy | Photos: Jim Heimann Photo Essay: When Architecture Went California Crazy…
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Photo: Lake Oroville, the second largest reservoir in California, shown here July 22, 2021, is now just 24% full due to the extreme drought, its lowest level in history. State water officials say the hydroelectric plant at Oroville Dam will shut down in a matter of days because there is not enough water to run…
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Photo: View of a burned car at the Dixie Fire, a wildfire that tore through the town of Greenville, California, U.S. August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves 05 August 2021 | Fred Greaves | Reuters | With additional maps and video reports GREENVILLE, Calif., Aug 5 (Reuters) – The main thoroughfare in a historic California gold-rush…
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Photo: People gather at the receding edge of the Great Salt Lake to watch the sunset on June 13, 2021, near Salt Lake City. The lake has been shrinking for years, and a drought gripping the American West could make this year the worst yet. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) One of the largest natural lakes in…
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Photo: A tractor plows a dry field last month in Madera. Thousands of farms and water agencies that rely on flows from California’s vast delta watershed are being told to stop drawing water from rivers and creeks. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images 15 June 2021 | Kurtis Alexander | San Francisco Chronicle “This really emphasizes the seriousness…
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