Wildfires, Coronavirus, and an Earthquake Collided for California’s Terrible Week

Wildfires, Coronavirus, and an Earthquake Collided for California’s Terrible Week
A home burns along Cima Mesa Rd. as the Bobcat Fire advances in Juniper Hills, Calif., on Sept. 18, 2020. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo
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It was long, dizzying week to be a Californian.

The Golden State has been trying to contain the surge of coronavirus cases that started in the summer while dozens of wildfires are burning and smoke is making it hard to breathe. Then, as if not enough crises had collided, Southern California was caught in the clutches of yet another hazard—an earthquake.