In California, the sun never rose on Wednesday

Opinion by Tess Taylor

Updated 10:42 PM ET, Wed September 9, 2020

Firefighters look out over a burning hillside as they fight the Blue Ridge Fire in Yorba Linda, California, on Monday, October 26.
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Firefighters look out over a burning hillside as they fight the Blue Ridge Fire in Yorba Linda, California, on Monday, October 26.
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A man evacuates his home as flames from the Blue Ridge Fire approach in Chino Hills, California, on Tuesday, October 27.
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A man evacuates his home as flames from the Blue Ridge Fire approach in Chino Hills, California, on Tuesday, October 27.
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Firefighters conduct a backfire operation in Chino Hills on October 27.
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Firefighters conduct a backfire operation in Chino Hills on October 27.
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A firefighter uses a hose as the Silverado Fire approaches near Irvine, California.
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A firefighter uses a hose as the Silverado Fire approaches near Irvine, California.
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Firefighter Raymond Vasquez battles the Silverado Fire in Irvine on Monday, October 26.
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Firefighter Raymond Vasquez battles the Silverado Fire in Irvine on Monday, October 26.
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Flames rise from mountain ridges near a farmstead as a wildfire burns near Granby, Colorado, on Thursday, October 22.
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Flames rise from mountain ridges near a farmstead as a wildfire burns near Granby, Colorado, on Thursday, October 22.
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Evacuees drive through a traffic jam exiting Big Thompson Canyon as the East Troublesome Fire forced residents out of Estes Park, Colorado, on October 22.
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Evacuees drive through a traffic jam exiting Big Thompson Canyon as the East Troublesome Fire forced residents out of Estes Park, Colorado, on October 22.
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Structures burned by the Cal-Wood Fire are seen in Boulder County, Colorado, on October 18.
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Structures burned by the Cal-Wood Fire are seen in Boulder County, Colorado, on October 18.
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Flames from the Cameron Peak Fire, the largest wildfire in Colorado history, work their way along a ridge outside Estes Park on October 16.
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Flames from the Cameron Peak Fire, the largest wildfire in Colorado history, work their way along a ridge outside Estes Park on October 16.
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An airplane drops fire retardant on the Bruder Fire in Redlands, California, on October 15.
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An airplane drops fire retardant on the Bruder Fire in Redlands, California, on October 15.
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