Climate Wildfires
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Boreal wildfires in 2021 released more carbon emissions than any other fire this century
The earth's northernmost regions have entered a vicious cycle of warming and wildfire.
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![utility worker power line Pacific Gas & Electric PG&E]()
![utility worker power line Pacific Gas & Electric PG&E]()
PG&E cuts thousands of workers ahead of winter wildfire maintenance
The layoffs spell danger for fire season.
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![Firefighter fights wildfire blaze in San Miguel County, California.]()
![Firefighter fights wildfire blaze in San Miguel County, California.]()
The cost of wildfires is rising. But by how much?
States are struggling to budget given incomplete data
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![Map of Chico, California, with bottom half covered in a photo of a wildfire and a line of flames bisecting the two images]()
![Map of Chico, California, with bottom half covered in a photo of a wildfire and a line of flames bisecting the two images]()
This California city needs housing. But is a new development destined to burn?
Still reeling from the 2018 Camp Fire, Chico residents are divided over a large new subdivision planned in the path of the last blaze.
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![Governor Gavin Newsom stands next to a car holding an electric charger pointing it as though it were a gun]()
![Governor Gavin Newsom stands next to a car holding an electric charger pointing it as though it were a gun]()
How California’s initiative to fund electric vehicles went terribly wrong
Prop 30 had widespread support. Then Governor Newsom and billionaires got involved.
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![A sign warning of impending fire danger is posted in Estacada, Oregon.]()
![A sign warning of impending fire danger is posted in Estacada, Oregon.]()
Oregon tried to inform residents about wildfire risk. The backlash was explosive.
Homeowners fear the state will devalue their properties by publicizing their fire risk.
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![The Erickson Aero Tanker 107 MD-87 firefighting aircraft makes a drop of retardant to contain a wildfire as it approaches homes during the Fairview Fire near Hemet, California in Riverside County on September 7, 2022.]()
![The Erickson Aero Tanker 107 MD-87 firefighting aircraft makes a drop of retardant to contain a wildfire as it approaches homes during the Fairview Fire near Hemet, California in Riverside County on September 7, 2022.]()
Wildfire smoke is hurting pregnant moms and babies. Can California cities protect them?
The legacy of redlining in Fresno isn’t just linked to housing access. It also has deadly effects on air quality and preterm birth.
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Fire is responsible for a quarter of US forest loss since 2021
Forests worldwide are feeling the fiery effects of climate change.
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![two firefighters stand looking at a huge red blaze]()
![two firefighters stand looking at a huge red blaze]()
As the West burns, House passes major drought and wildfire resilience package
The legislation would prevent fires, bump pay for firefighters, and protect water resources.
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![a firefighter clears brush from the base of a giant sequoia tree]()
![a firefighter clears brush from the base of a giant sequoia tree]()
Forest Service announces emergency plan to save giant sequoias
In the past two years, nearly 20 percent of the iconic trees have been destroyed by wildfire.
