Shafts of sunlight highlight the smoke from the King Fire that burned 97,717 acres of the El Dorado National Forest in California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, wild fires are much more common. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
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Image id: 911-10415
Release status: No Release Needed
Shot date: October 2014
Upload date: February 2015
Artist: Ashley Cooper
Release status: No Release Needed
Shot date: October 2014
Upload date: February 2015
Artist: Ashley Cooper
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