Climate Wildfires
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Will a fear of fires burn New York?
Prescribed burns are banned in New York’s largest tracts of forest, but some rangers say they need to torch the brush to save the trees.
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Why is the summer off to such an extreme start?
Blame climate change, El Niño, and a dose of bad luck.
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How NYC officials failed to prepare for an air quality crisis
"It’s been a lackluster, underwhelming, frankly problematic response."
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New York reports the worst air quality in the world as smoke creeps along the coast
Canadian wildfires send smoke and air pollution to more than 55 million Americans.
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Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there — unless you’re a California homeowner
State Farm blamed "rapidly growing catastrophe exposure," along with inflation and reinsurance costs, for fleeing the Golden State ahead of wildfire season.
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Study: A third of the West’s burned forests can be traced to fossil fuel companies
The research could advance court cases seeking to hold polluters accountable for climate-fueled disasters.
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A lawsuit to protect streams could take away a prime firefighting tool
As wildfires intensify, so does the fight over a fire retardant.
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Wildfires have burned nearly 1 million acres in western Canada
The flames are fueled by the same weather phenomenon that caused the 2019 bushfires in Australia.
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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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PG&E cuts thousands of workers ahead of winter wildfire maintenance
The layoffs spell danger for fire season.