In the Deluged Mountains of Santa Cruz, Residents Cope With Compounding Disasters

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In 2020, a wildfire burned through parts of the Santa Cruz mountains. Now, the Central California coast has been inundated by a string of atmospheric rivers. “It’s hard to live here right now,” says one resident.

BOULDER CREEK, Calif.—Near the spot where a washed-out private road in the Santa Cruz mountains cut off access to her street, Rebekah Uccellini-Kuby gestured toward a painted wooden sign stuck in the earth. 

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