Climate Adaptation
San Francisco Virus Refugees Return From Napa as Wildfires Rage
- Real estate demand in wine country soared in pandemic
- Trend toward outlying areas ‘totally halted’ by massive blazes
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Urban dwellers who fled San Francisco during pandemic lockdowns are now facing massive wildfires in popular places of refuge.
An inferno that’s grown to the second-largest in state history has led to thousands of evacuations in Napa and Sonoma counties, where real estate demand has soared since the start of the pandemic as well-to-do Californians seek places with more space and scenery. Now, many people are being forced back to the city.