The risk of climate catastrophe is complex, but people of color often face ‘unnatural hazards.’
Wildfire
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See how bad your community’s air will be in 30 years
New data forecasts the nation’s future air quality, all the way down to individual addresses.
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During climate chaos, a witness and champion of the West
A Q&A with author and educator Laura Pritchett.
Posted inJanuary 11, 2024: The Creatures in Our Midst
Fire is driving animals’ evolution
Can species evolve fast enough to keep up with changing wildfire conditions?
Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024
Homeowner’s insurance is going up in smoke
A Q&A with California’s former insurance commissioner about coverage in the age of climate change.
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Stories that made us green with envy in 2023
A roundup of the articles we wish we’d written ourselves this past year.
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Wildfires are thawing the tundra
Researchers discovered recently burned areas emit more methane gas than the rest of the landscape.
Posted inNovember 1, 2023: November 1, 2023
When burn scars become roaring earthen rivers
Geologists in Washington are monitoring scorched forest to help create a better warning system for deadly debris flows.
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Cultural fire is good fire, and California needs more of it
Indigenous land stewards say cultural fires are key to building a fire-resilient landscape.
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What the past’s extreme wildfires can tell us about the West’s wildfire future
The fire seasons of 1910 and 2020 – and 2,500 years of forest history – offer both hopeful and concerning lessons.
Posted inOctober 2, 2023: The Dark Side of the Sheepherding Industry
The dangerous consequences of wildland fire dispatcher burnout
An internal Forest Service survey shows a critical link in the wildfire fighting apparatus is struggling.
Posted inSeptember 1, 2023: Food Justice
The twin crises of climate and addiction
Extreme temperatures and natural disasters push harm reduction workers to find new ways to keep communities safe.
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Washington to adopt rules protecting farmworkers from wildfire smoke
Some labor advocates say they don’t go far enough.
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More than 200 wildfires require state of emergency, evacuations in Canada’s Northwest Territories
’It’s all just really terrifying.’
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People are starting a lot of fires in the Pacific Northwest
The Forest Service reports 197 human-caused or undetermined starts since the beginning of June.
Posted inAugust 1, 2023: In the Line of Fire
‘We have fire all around us and we can’t get out’
What happened when two experienced hikers got caught in the Bolt Creek Fire.
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In logging country, a community protects its woods as an act of resilience
The Butte Falls Community Forest can bring in tourists and protect the community from wildfire.
Posted inJuly 1, 2023: Waiting for Water
How northern Mexico became a climate migration destination
U.S. and Central American immigrants are converging in Baja California after disasters.
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New research highlights how to handle our wildfire future
‘Building houses in fire-prone places keeps us trapped on the wildfire treadmill.’
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Lessons from Colorado’s Marshall Fire
A conversation with County Commissioner Ashley Stolzmann on her community and what comes next for the Boulder-area suburbs.