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Topic: Wildfires (page 6)

Judy Aquiline, a Sonoma local, sits in the candle-lit restaurant Reel and Brand in Sonoma, California, on October 9, 2019, during a planned power outage by the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) utility company. - Rolling blackouts set to affect millions of Californians began on October 9 as a utility company started switching off power to an unprecedented number of households in the face of hot, windy weather that raises the risk of wildfires. (BRITTANY HOSEA-SMALL/AFP via Getty Images)

California's blackouts are not enough

Carl Pope
This satellite image provided by NASA on Aug. 13, 2019 shows several fires burning in the Brazilian Amazon forest. (NASA via AP)

The worst fires are likely still to come

Robert T. Walker - The Conversation
Firefighters light backfires as they try to contain the Thomas wildfire which continues to burn in Ojai, California on December 9, 2017. Brutal winds that fueled southern California's firestorm finally began to ease Saturday, giving residents and firefighters hope for respite as the destructive toll of multiple blazes came into focus. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

It’s not just the Amazon that’s ablaze

Claire F.R. Wordley - The Conversation
(AP/Jae C. Hong)

Parts of CA: Too many fires to insure

Nathanael Johnson - Grist
A flooded street after Hurricane Sandy. (Getty/jonathansloane)

Why FEMA isn’t ready for next disaster

Paola Rosa-Aquino - Grist
A Cal Fire firefighter monitors a burning home as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 9, 2018 in Magalia, California. (Getty/Justin Sullivan)

Fires pose new risks for firefighters

Barbara Feder Ostrov - KFF Health News
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 24: A smoky haze obstructs the view of the San Francisco skyline on August 24, 2018 in San Francisco, California. Smoke from western wildfires has settled in the San Francisco Bay Area and has pushed the air quality into unhealthy levels. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

New West: Smoke in sky, purifier in home

Mark Kreidler - KFF Health News
This photo taken on Monday, July 29, 2019 and released by Press Service of the Ministry of Forestry of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, shows an air view of a forest fire in the Boguchansk district of the Krasnoyarsk region, Russia Far East. (Maria Khlystunova, Press Service of the Ministry of Forestry of the Krasnoyarsk Territory via AP)

The Arctic is burning

Maddie Stone - Grist
Firefighters push down a wall while battling against a burning apartment complex in Paradise, north of Sacramento, California on November 09, 2018 (Getty/Josh Edelson)

California’s fires are getting worse

Nathanael Johnson - Grist
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the Capitol after he blocked a unanimous consent vote on a long-awaited $19 billion disaster aid bill in the chamber on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lone Republican blocks disaster bill

Igor Derysh
Cars destroyed by the Camp Fire sit in the lot at a used car dealership on November 9, 2018 in Paradise, California. (Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)

Why pre-colonial California burned less

William Bryant Logan
(Getty/xijian)

Democrats must embrace Green New Deal

Paul Rosenberg
Firefighters try to save a building as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 8, 2018 in Paradise, California (Getty/Justin Sullivan)

California wildfire displaces seniors

Brian Rinker - KFF Health News
Axl Rose; Donald Trump (Getty/Gustavo Caballero/Mark Wilson)

Axl Rose feuds with Trump on Twitter

Zoya Teirstein - Grist
In this Dec. 1, 2015 photo, a woman wears a mask to protect herself from pollutants near Tiananmen Gate on a heavily polluted day in Beijing. Episodes of nauseating smog lasting several days has become part of wintertime in the Chinese capital, and for many Beijing residents face masks have become a routine cold-weather accessory, along with hats and gloves. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (AP)

Only some masks protect against toxins

Samantha Young, Ana B. Ibarra - KFF Health News
People wear masks while walking through the Financial District in the smoke-filled air Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, in San Francisco. (AP/Eric Risberg)

How wildfire smoke affects your health

Nicole Karlis
(AP/Rich Pedroncelli)

Strategies for living with wildfire

Max Moritz, Naomi Tague, Sarah Anderson - The Conversation
Augustin Dieudomme looks out at the flooded entrance to his apartment complex as it continues to rise in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Fayetteville, N.C., Sept. 18, 2018. (AP/David Goldman)

Rising insurance warns of climate change

Andrew J. Hoffman - The Conversation
(AP/Rich Pedroncelli)

Glacier National Park is on fire

Eric Holthaus - Grist
Firefighters try to control a back burn as the Carr fire continues to spread on July 31, 2018. (Getty/Mark Ralston)

California burns, Trump tweets ignorance

Carl Pope
(AP/Rich Pedroncelli)

Where there’s smoke, there’s a liar

Terry H. Schwadron - DCReport
Firefighters battle a wildfire in Santa Paula, California, December 5, 2017 (Getty/Ringo Chiu)

5 questions answered about firefighting

Michael Kodas - The Conversation
Firefighters battle a wildfire in Santa Paula, California, December 5, 2017 (Getty/Ringo Chiu)

Trump slash fire science funding

Randy Lee Loftis - Reveal
(AP/Rich Pedroncelli)

Climate change is here

Eric Holthaus - Grist
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