Climate Wildfires
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![a burning tree trunk felled with large flames]()
![a burning tree trunk felled with large flames]()
‘Praying for rain’: How New York farmers are dealing with drought — and unexpected brush fires
The dry weather in the Hudson Valley speaks to the difficulty of growing food on a warming planet.
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![illustration of 3 people with equipment doing a prescribed burn to the silhouette of southeast states]()
![illustration of 3 people with equipment doing a prescribed burn to the silhouette of southeast states]()
Wildfires are coming to the Southeast. Can landowners mitigate the risk in time?
No other part of the country has seen such a sharp rise in the number of big fires. The bigger challenge, though, is getting people to embrace the prescribed burns that can prevent them.
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![A car races ahead of a wildfire, with orange, smoky skies in the background]()
![A car races ahead of a wildfire, with orange, smoky skies in the background]()
‘Weather whiplash’ helped drive this year’s California wildfires
Exceptionally wet winters drove a boom of grasses and shrubs that a record hot summer dried into the fuel now powering California's wildfires.
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![An aerial photos shows a wildfire burning through a jungle in the Amazon.]()
![An aerial photos shows a wildfire burning through a jungle in the Amazon.]()
No one should be surprised that South America is burning
Climate scientists have been saying this would happen for years. It will only get worse from here.
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Extreme weather 101: Your guide to staying prepared and informed
How to pack a go-bag, get emergency alerts, and find disaster aid.
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![a man holding a hose approaches the edge of an embankment with trees on fire]()
![a man holding a hose approaches the edge of an embankment with trees on fire]()
Climate change fueled last year’s extreme wildfires — some more than others
If emissions aren’t curbed, extreme wildfires could become six to 11 times more likely by the end of the century.
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![Hazy smoke with blue heron in the middle]()
![Hazy smoke with blue heron in the middle]()
The American West’s megafires are silencing birds
One sound index used to monitor biodiversity fell by as much as 15 percent following particularly smoky days, according to a new study.
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![A man in jeans and a collared shirt stands among houses under construction]()
![A man in jeans and a collared shirt stands among houses under construction]()
How the Marshall Fire sparked a political transformation in Colorado
After the fire destroyed his town in 2021, a state rep took on insurance companies, mortgage lenders, and landlords — and beat them all.
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![Kaliko smiles wearing a lei on a sunny day outside Iolani Palace in Honolulu.]()
![Kaliko smiles wearing a lei on a sunny day outside Iolani Palace in Honolulu.]()
Indigenous youth are at the center of major climate lawsuits. Here’s why they’re suing.
"If I don't do it, who will?"
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![A handpainted sign in yellow, red and green reads]()
![A handpainted sign in yellow, red and green reads]()
A year after the worst wildfire in modern US history, the people of Maui try to heal
Lāhainā residents are skeptical a proposed $4 billion settlement will restore their community.
