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![Governor-Elect Gavin Newson, FEMA Director Brock Long, President Trump, Paradise Mayor Jody Jones and Gov. Jerry Brown tour the Skyway Villa Mobile Home and RV Park during Trump's visit of the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, on November 17, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/11/2018_1120-p-400x300.jpg)
Climate Change Denial Is Raking the Ashes of Paradise
There will be more and larger fires to come, and the price to be paid will continue to rise.
![The sun sets behind clouds of smoke from the Camp Fire seen from Highway 70 in Marysville, California, on November 8, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/11/2018_1120-fire-400x300.jpg)
Living Through California’s Wildfire Nightmare
The contrast between the Camp Fire and the Woolsey Fire shows how inequality plays out in not-so-natural disasters.
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These Prisoners Are Paid a Dollar an Hour to Battle California Fires
Democracy Now! interviews incarcerated firefighters.
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How to Help California Wildfire Survivors
Whether you’re a local or live across the country, there are a number of ways to help.
![In this aerial photo, a burned neighborhood is seen in Paradise, California on November 15, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/11/GettyImages-1061906560-400x300.jpg)
California Wildfires: Where Is the Climate Change Outrage?
The recent and ongoing catastrophic wildfires in California indicate we have crossed a dangerous threshold of warming.
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California Already Has a Housing Crisis. The Fires Just Made It Worse.
Recovery from wildfires can take years, and for affected communities, one aspect is especially pressing: housing.
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The Other Victims of California’s Fires: Workers Inhaling Toxic Fumes
Millions of workers far away from the inferno are feeling the secondary impact of toxic smoke.
![Firefighters try to keep flames from a burning home from spreading to a neighboring apartment complex as they battle the Camp Fire on November 9, 2018, in Paradise, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/11/GettyImages-1059658754-400x300.jpg)
Forty-Eight Dead and Counting From California’s Deadliest Wildfire
The Camp Fire's size and intensity is proving what climate science has been saying all along.
![A Cal Fire firefighter monitors a burning home as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 9, 2018, in Magalia, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/11/2018_1113-camp-fire-400x300.jpg)
California Wildfires Hit Grim Record Amid Trump’s Clueless Tweets
The Camp Fire in California has topped the state's record for most destructive fire.
![The Woolsey Fire approaches homes on November 9, 2018, in Malibu, California. About 75,000 homes have been evacuated in Los Angeles and Ventura counties due to two fires in the region.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/11/GettyImages-1059691902-400x300.jpg)
As California Burns, Undocumented People Face Gap in Recovery AidÂ
What do the growing threat of climate-fueled disasters mean for the most vulnerable among us?