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Watch Electric Blue Bioluminescent Waves Light Up California’s Monterey Bay As a wildfire outbreak threatens California, some blazes worsened by copious lightning, Monterey Bay is experiencing an additional natural phenomenon—one that’s thankfully, much less dangerous. Continue Reading . . . https://www.prevention.com/life/a33666718/california-monterey-bay-bioluminescent-waves/

Google Maps will show wildfire boundaries in near real time Type in the name of an ongoing wildfire into Google search, and the site will now bring up a map featuring a near-real-time boundary of the fire. Google revealed the feature today, which was piloted in California last year and will now be available across the US. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/20/21376343/google-maps-search-wildfire-boundaries-california