Climate Wildfires
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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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![fires burn near an interesection]()
![fires burn near an interesection]()
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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![wildfire smoke in NYC]()
![wildfire smoke in NYC]()
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]()
![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.
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![Photo of dead, scorched trees in front of a mountain.]()
![Photo of dead, scorched trees in front of a mountain.]()
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 low-flying plane drops fire retardant on a wildfire in Colorado]()
![A low-flying plane drops fire retardant on a wildfire in Colorado]()
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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![A man stands amid blackened aearth and ashes by a torched porch swing after a wildfire destroyed his home.]()
![A man stands amid blackened aearth and ashes by a torched porch swing after a wildfire destroyed his home.]()
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.
