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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: California Wildfires Ecological Toll Light, Experts Say


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Flames move over Lyons Peak near Jamul, California. Ongoing wildfires have devastated the state, with losses already estimated at more than a billion U.S. dollars for San Diego County alone.

But experts say that for the most part the local ecosystems are faring much better than human settlements.

Photograph by David McNew/Getty Images