Climate Wildfires
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Western wildfires are so intense they’re creating their own thunderclouds now
Huge pyrocumulonimbus clouds have formed over fires in the West. Here’s why they could become more common on a warmer planet.
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![Two people in Saint Paul, Minnesota, taking photos of the city shrouded in smoke from wildfires in Canada]()
![Two people in Saint Paul, Minnesota, taking photos of the city shrouded in smoke from wildfires in Canada]()
Wildfire smoke in Minnesota brings dystopian skies to the Midwest
‘Unprecedented’ haze from wildfires blanketed the Twin Cities last week. More smoke is coming.
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![Collage: photo of a wildfire inside of a speech bubble]()
Conservatives may be willing to take on climate change — if you call it something else
Fires are raging in their backyards. But many still scoff at global warming.
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![A highway with traffic cones and house-like buildings on the side of the road. Large wildfire flames engulf nearby trees. The whole scene is a burnt orange color due to smoke.]()
![A highway with traffic cones and house-like buildings on the side of the road. Large wildfire flames engulf nearby trees. The whole scene is a burnt orange color due to smoke.]()
As extreme heat and wildfires rage, a ‘protection gap’ threatens Californians
Here’s what the state could do to stem the costs of climate disasters.
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![Smoke from a wildfire rising above a field of grape vines]()
As wildfires worsen, more California farms are deemed too risky to insure
The skyrocketing cost of fire insurance foreshadows a larger confrontation over so-called managed retreat.
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Good wildfire news? Evidence from the Bootleg Fire supports thinning forests.
A story from Oregon offers lessons for a dried-out, overheated West.
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Tourists are desperate to return to national forests … just in time for wildfire season
Dry conditions have put public lands in uncharted territory this summer.
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![Collage: A woman and man sitting on top of a speech bubble shape with a wildfire in the background]()
![Collage: A woman and man sitting on top of a speech bubble shape with a wildfire in the background]()
During wildfires and hurricanes, a language gap can be deadly
The importance of translating emergency warnings is often a lesson learned too late.
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![A firefighter walks past a burning house]()
Why California is building new houses in the path of wildfires
The housing market is dangerously hot.
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![Fire blazing in the backgroud with two hot shot silhouetted in the foreground as they attempt to fight California wildfires]()
![Fire blazing in the backgroud with two hot shot silhouetted in the foreground as they attempt to fight California wildfires]()
How federal agencies are failing their wildland firefighters
Wildland firefighters protect us. But are we taking care of them?
