“Comic Con” is a new series at Grist where we convert a previously published story into a graphic explainer. The images below are based on Grist’s 2020 wildfire season coverage.
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Alexandria Herr / Grist
More resources:
- How apocalyptic this fire season is – in 1 flaming chart
- Oregon’s air quality is so far beyond ‘hazardous’ that no one knows what it means for health
- This Oregon forest was supposed to store carbon for 100 years. Now it’s on fire.
- Election day is nearing, but there’s no end in sight to Trump’s attacks on science
- We’ve spent 100 years growing a tinderbox across the West. Now it’s wildfire season.
- With wildfires on the rise, indigenous fire management is poised to make a comeback
- The idea of a ‘natural’ disaster is going up in flames
- Meet the DIY firestarters trying to save California from itself
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