Climate Wildfires
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![Illustration of a man lighting an intentional, prescribed fire at the edge of a forest]()
![Illustration of a man lighting an intentional, prescribed fire at the edge of a forest]()
Why loving trees sometimes means cutting them down
An outdated land management ideology with roots in colonialism is keeping California and the West from taking essential steps toward mitigating increasingly destructive wildfires.
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![a line of firefighters in dry territory]()
Thousands flee capital city of Northwest Territories in Canada as wildfires near
The 2023 wildfire season is the most destructive in Canada's recorded history.
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‘Where are they?’ With government aid still spotty, Maui locals funnel supplies to fire survivors.
People stuck in their homes are depending on the community for generator fuel, propane, and ice.
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![Two survivors search for belongings in wreckage in the historic town of Lahaina after wildfires broke out across Maui.]()
![Two survivors search for belongings in wreckage in the historic town of Lahaina after wildfires broke out across Maui.]()
How Maui’s wildfires became the country’s deadliest in more than a century
The grisly scenes are easy to understand "in the age of global warming," Hawaiʻi’s governor said.
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Wildfires just destroyed a Maui town. Next year could be worse.
The raging fires have killed at least 55 people and caused what is expected to be billions of dollars in damages. Climate change could prompt more of the same.
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![A view of a pristine forest on the edge of a lake.]()
![A view of a pristine forest on the edge of a lake.]()
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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![an orange sun hangs above skyscrapers on a very smoky day]()
![an orange sun hangs above skyscrapers on a very smoky day]()
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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![Helicopter puts out fire]()
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.
