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Wildfires
Climate Change Should Make the Republican Party Impossible
In every breath of air we take, we inhale, unseen, our climate debt, and exhale a future of disaster.
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.
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.
These Prisoners Are Paid a Dollar an Hour to Battle California Fires
Democracy Now! interviews incarcerated firefighters.
How to Help California Wildfire Survivors
Whether you’re a local or live across the country, there are a number of ways to help.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.