Climate Wildfires
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What defines a heat wave? The answer could decide where disaster dollars go.
With heat waves and wildfire smoke emergencies increasing, there's not always a clear pathway for states to access federal aid.
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![a grey sky backdrops rows of palm trees buffeted by wind while a car with headlights on drives by]()
![a grey sky backdrops rows of palm trees buffeted by wind while a car with headlights on drives by]()
Why this summer might bring the wildest weather yet
El Niño has been rough. Its departure could be even rougher.
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![thick spiral of smoke drifts over field obscuring blue sky and sun]()
![thick spiral of smoke drifts over field obscuring blue sky and sun]()
Canadian wildfire smoke just blanketed the Midwest — again
"You could definitely see the smoke outside, you could smell it, you could even taste it."
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An early-life wildfire exposure sickened these monkeys for decades
Could the same be happening to us?
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![Man in yellow jacket and yellow hard hat hits earth wtih ax during fire]()
![Man in yellow jacket and yellow hard hat hits earth wtih ax during fire]()
Water from arsenic-laced wells could protect the Pine Ridge reservation from wildfires
“We’re looking to deal with extended drought and the increasing intensity of wildfires.”
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![burned out trees and empty lots of ash in the wake of a wildfire by the ocean]()
![burned out trees and empty lots of ash in the wake of a wildfire by the ocean]()
Indigenous Pacific wildfire survivors on Maui can finally get FEMA help
Three Pacific nations signed treaties with the U.S. Then Congress changed the rules.
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![An aerial photo of oange, hazy skies over New York City.]()
![An aerial photo of oange, hazy skies over New York City.]()
It’s official: US air quality got worse in 2023
A new report finds wildfire smoke from Canada tipped the scales.
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![The remains of a charred pole hang from power lines in the aftermath of the Smokehouse Creek fire near Canadian, Texas. The fire burned more than a million acres in the Texas Panhandle, killing at least two people.]()
![The remains of a charred pole hang from power lines in the aftermath of the Smokehouse Creek fire near Canadian, Texas. The fire burned more than a million acres in the Texas Panhandle, killing at least two people.]()
In Texas, as in California, big fires lead to big lawsuits
Electric utility Xcel is facing several lawsuits over its role in the Smokehouse Creek Fire, highlighting a growing threat to power providers.
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![A charred pickup truck sits in front of a pile of debris amid a scorched landscape.]()
![A charred pickup truck sits in front of a pile of debris amid a scorched landscape.]()
Many homes burned in the Texas wildfires weren’t insured, creating a steep path to recovery
Rural Texans are more than twice as likely to go without homeowners insurance than their urban peers.
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How climate change primed Texas to burn
The state's high plains get a month more fire weather now than they did in the 1970s.
