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The ElephantA resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens interested in climate change and the environmental emergency
Earth’s ‘vital signs’ worse than at any time in human history, scientists warn
2023-10-24 in The GuardianLife on planet is in peril, say climate experts, as they call for a rapid and just transition to a sustainable future
Tagged under: Wildlife | Wildfires | Science
Rampant Wildfires Are Threatening a Collapse of the Amazon Rainforest
2024-03-09 in WIRED MagazineRainforests in South America are burning this year faster than ever before, setting the course for a collapse of the Amazon in the coming decades.
Tagged under: Collapse | Amazon Rainforest | Wildfires
Wildfire Threat to Texas Nuclear Weapons Facility Highlights Intersecting Risks
2024-03-07 in blog.ucsusa.orgOur new map shows where nuclear weapons facilities overlap with areas with a history of wildfires.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Texas | Nuclear Power
Megafires are here to stay — and blaming only climate change won’t help
2024-03-05 in NatureIt’s not just global warming that’s driving the growth in destructive wildfires. Better land management is the first step to mitigating the risks. It’s not just global warming that’s driving the growth in destructive wildfires. Better land management is the first step to mitigating the risks.
Tagged under: Wildfires
Smokehouse Creek Fire - Wikipedia
2024-03-04 (or before) in WikipediaTagged under: Wildfires | Texas
Opinion | The Fires Sweeping Across Texas Offer a Terrifying Warning
2024-03-02 in The New York TimesWe’re entering clima incognita.
Tagged under: Texas | Wildfires
A visual guide to the Texas wildfire
2024-03-01 in The GuardianWhat has been the impact of the Smokehouse Creek fire in the Texas Panhandle, and what could happen now?
Tagged under: Texas | Wildfires
Wildfire grows into one of largest in Texas history as flames menace multiple small towns
2024-02-29 in The HillCANADIAN, Texas (AP) — A cluster of wildfires scorched the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday, including a blaze that grew into one of the largest in state history, as flames moved with alarming speed an…
Tagged under: Texas | Wildfires
Wildfire grows into one of largest in Texas history as flames menace multiple small towns
2024-02-27 in Associated Press NewsFast-moving wildfire in the Texas Panhandle grows to nearly 800 square miles, second-largest in state's history.
Tagged under: Texas | Wildfires
Texas wildfires continue growing as firefighters struggle to contain massive Panhandle blazes
2024-02-27 by in Texas TribuneThe five fires have burned more than a million acres — more than double the landmass of Houston — as residents have fled or sheltered in place.
Tagged under: Texas | Wildfires
Forest fires in Chile cause multiple deaths and widespread destruction
2024-02-03 in The GuardianAt least 46 people reported dead as dozens of fires sweep across central and southern regions, with Valparaíso worst affected
Tagged under: South America | Wildfires | Trees
Colombia declares a disaster due to wildfires as it calls for international help | CNN
2024-01-25 by in CNN InternationalThe fires are thought to be the result of hot and dry conditions linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon.
Tagged under: El Niño | Wildfires
Extreme fire weather in Chile driven by climate change and El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) - Scientific Reports
2024-01-23 in NatureA string of fierce fires broke out in Chile in the austral summer 2023, just six years after the record-breaking 2017 fire season. Favored by extreme weather conditions, fire activity has dramatically risen in recent years in this Andean country. A total of 1.7 million ha. burned during the last decade, tripling figures of the prior decade. Six of the seven most destructive fire seasons on record occurred since 2014. Here, we analyze the progression during the last two decades of the weather conditions associated with increased fire risk in Central Chile (30°–39° S). Fire weather conditions (including high temperat...
Tagged under: Drought | Oceans | Chile | El Niño | Heatwaves | Wildfires
Climate change: London is underprepared for extreme weather
2024-01-17 in The BBCThe capital is at risk from rising sea levels, flooding, heat, drought and wildfires, a report says.
Tagged under: Drought | Sea Level | Wildfires
Canadian man who claimed wildfires were a federal conspiracy admits arson
2024-01-16 in The GuardianThe country saw record-breaking blazes during the summer and Brian Paré pleaded guilty to lighting more than a dozen fires
Tagged under: Wildfires
Climate change threatens global forest carbon sequestration, study finds
2024-01-15 in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyClimate change is reshaping forests differently across the United States, according to a new analysis of U.S. Forest Service data. With rising temperatures, escalating droughts, wildfires, and disease outbreaks taking a toll on trees, researchers warn that forests across the American West are bearing the brunt of the consequences.
Tagged under: Drought | Wildfires | Trees
World will look back at 2023 as year humanity exposed its inability to tackle climate crisis, scientists say
2023-12-29 in The GuardianDisastrous events included flash flooding in Africa and wildfires in Europe and North America
Tagged under: COP28 | Wildfires | Africa
‘Climate collapse in real time’: UN head António Guterres urges Cop28 to act
2023-11-30 in The GuardianWorld Meteorological Organization says 2023 will be hottest year on record, leaving ‘trail of devastation and despair’
Tagged under: COP28 | Collapse | Wildfires
Opinion | More lightning, more wildfires and a warmer world. Welcome to the ‘doom loop’ | South China Morning Post
2023-11-17 in South China Morning PostClimate-induced lightning is becoming more frequent and powerful, triggering more wildfires, particularly in Siberia, Canada and Alaska, and releasing the carbon locked in permafrost.
Tagged under: COP28 | Permafrost | Wildfires | Alaska | Russia
Britons’ holidays abroad ‘could hit record’ in 2024 despite this year’s woes
2023-10-31 in The GuardianInflation, wildfires and air traffic control chaos have not put people off travelling, Abta finds
Tagged under: Air Travel | Wildfires
Earth’s ‘vital signs’ worse than at any time in human history, scientists warn
2023-10-24 in The GuardianLife on planet is in peril, say climate experts, as they call for a rapid and just transition to a sustainable future
Tagged under: Wildlife | Wildfires | Science
‘We Are Afraid’: Scientists Issue New Warning As World Enters ‘Uncharted Climate Territory’
2023-10-24 by in ForbesScientists today warned that human activity is pushing Earth into a situation "no one has ever witnessed firsthand in the history of humanity."
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Wildfires
As US wildfires pollute the skies, a loophole is obscuring the impact. Can it be fixed?
2023-10-18 in The GuardianExperts agree it’s time to change the Clean Air Act’s exceptional events rule – but offer different solutions.
Tagged under: Health | Wildfires
Drought turns Amazonian capital into climate dystopia
2023-10-18 in The GuardianForest fires leave Manaus with second worst air quality in the world, while low river levels cut off communities
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Forest Fires | Rivers | El Niño | South America | Brazil | Wildfires | Trees
Wildfires rage in Argentina’s Cordoba province amid heatwave | In Pictures News | Al Jazeera
2023-10-11 in Al JazeeraAuthorities evacuate people as massive flames surround populated areas in Cordoba province.
Tagged under: Argentina | Wildfires
Weather tracker: South Africa hit by storms and unseasonably low temperatures
2023-09-25 in The GuardianTemperatures 10-15C below norm forecast in South Africa while risk of wildfires rises in Australia after unusual spring heatwaves
Tagged under: South Africa | Africa | Heatwaves | Wildfires
Climate action must respond to extreme weather driving health crisis, says WHO
2023-09-19 in The GuardianMelting ice caps and rising sea levels are urgent but people care more about the floods, wildfires and droughts that are here now, New York summit hears
Tagged under: COP28 | Libya | Drought | Africa | Ice Melting | Sea Level | Health | Middle East | Wildfires
'Big Oil has been lying to us': Califonia sues oil giants over climate change damages
2023-09-16 in France 24The US state of California sued five of the world's largest oil companies on Friday, alleging the firms caused billions of dollars in damages and misled the public by minimizing the risks from fossil…
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | California | Wildfires
‘People feel unprotected’: Greeks lose faith in state after Storm Daniel and a summer of wildfires
2023-09-16 in The GuardianBefore the catastrophe in Libya, the cyclone brought devastation to Thessaly – and there are fears the climate crisis will bring more
Tagged under: Libya | Wildfires
As wildfires spread, the rich buy protection - Tortoise
2023-09-11 in Tortoise MediaLong stories short Luis Rubiales resigned as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation. Nato announced plans for its biggest military exercise since the Cold War. Novak Djokovic won a record-equalling 24th grand slam at the US Open. Firefighters for hire During California‚Äôs 2021 Caldor Wildfire, the president of the state‚Äôs firefighter union got a …
Tagged under: California | Wildfires
This summer broke the world record for the highest temperature officially recorded
2023-09-06 in Associated Press NewsThe UN weather agency says Earth endured its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wildfires
The extreme summer weather that scorched and soaked the world - BBC News
2023-09-02 (or before) in The BBCA look back at the heatwaves, wildfires, tropical storms and other major weather events around the world during the summer of 2023 and how they may relate to climate change due to global warming.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Heatwaves | Wildfires
How Portugal eucalyptus plantation play a role on wildfires
2023-08-31 by in Climate Home NewsPaper packages are championed as an alternative to plastic, but eucalyptus plantations are fuelling disaster in Portugal.
Tagged under: Wildfires
Greece wildfire declared largest ever recorded in EU
2023-08-29 in The GuardianEleven planes and helicopter from bloc sent to tackle fire that has burned more than 300 sq miles of land
Tagged under: Wildfires
Remarks by Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Graham Steele at Event Hosted by the Brookings Institution's Assessing Insurance Regulation and Supervision of Climate-Related Financial Risk
2023-08-29 (or before) in home.treasury.govAs Prepared for Delivery Introduction Thank you, Carlos. It is my pleasure to be with you all today, both those in the room and watching virtually. As the Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, my portfolio includes developing the Department’s policy views on banks, credit unions, consumer protection, access to capital, and financial sector cybersecurity matters. My remarks will focus on the work that Treasury, through the Federal Insurance office (FIO), is doing to understand and help address the financial risks that our changing climate poses in the insurance sector. Work on climate-related financial...
Tagged under: Drought | Finance | Climate Change | Housing | Insurance | Litigation | Economic Growth | California | Climate Change Impacts | Wildfires | Florida | Climate Change Mitigation
‘Off-the-charts records’: has humanity finally broken the climate?
2023-08-28 in The GuardianExtreme weather is ‘smacking us in the face’ with worse to come, but a ‘tiny window’ of hope remains, say leading climate scientists
Tagged under: Oceans | Fossil Fuels | Wildfires
Climate activists target jets, yachts and golf in a string of global protests against luxury
2023-08-28 (or before) in ABC NewsClimate activism has intensified in the past few years as the planet warms to dangerous levels, igniting more extreme heat, floods, storms and wildfires around the world
Tagged under: Activism | Wildfires
Dozens of wildfires burn in Louisiana amid scorching heat: "This is unprecedented" - CBS News
2023-08-27 (or before) in CBS Newsextreme
Tagged under: Louisiana | Wildfires
How 19th-century pineapple plantations turned Maui into a tinderbox
2023-08-27 in The GuardianLand privatization and water depletion set the stage for the Lahaina fire 150 years ago. Now, land companies may benefit even more
Tagged under: Wildfires
Rethinking tactics to fight wildfires and save lives – DW – 08/25/2023
2023-08-26 (or before) in Deutsche WelleTagged under: Wildfires
Louisiana residents told to ‘get out now’ in face of sweeping wildfire
2023-08-25 in The GuardianNearly 1,000 people in Merryville, in Beauregard parish close to Texas border, ordered to evacuate as Tiger Island fire burns nearby
Tagged under: Louisiana | Texas | Wildfires
As Canada’s boreal forests burn again and again, they won’t grow back the same way - The Globe and Mail
2023-08-25 in The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & AnalysisRecurring wildfires are giving young coniferous forests too little time to mature, and leafy trees, shrubs and grasslands are taking hold in new, unfamiliar ecosystems
Tagged under: Wildfires | Trees
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2023-08-24 (or before) in Los Angeles TimesTagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Wildfires
Barcelona gives hats to homeless people as heatwave sweeps southern Europe
2023-08-24 in The GuardianGreek firefighters continue to battle wildfires and 17 areas of southern France remain on red alert
Tagged under: Spain | Wildfires
Volcanoes and wildfires offset 20% of global heating over eight years
2023-08-23 in The GuardianEvents that inject smoke and gas into high atmosphere help to cool planet but are no solution to climate crisis, says study
Tagged under: Wildfires
On Maui, returning home means confronting toxic risks
2023-08-22 by in Grist.org: Climate. Justice. Solutions.A growing body of research has demonstrated that wildfires leave behind a trail of toxic chemicals that can take years to eliminate.
Tagged under: Wildfires
Climate change doubled chance of weather conditions that led to record Quebec fires, researchers say
2023-08-22 in Associated Press NewsA new analysis finds that climate change more than doubled the chances of the hot, dry weather that helped fuel the unprecedented wildfire season in eastern Canada.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wildfires
There are complex reasons for our dire wildfires, but scientists say climate change plays key role | CBC News
2023-08-21 (or before) in CBC.ca - Canada's Public Broadcaster"It's not one thing that's causing these really bad fire seasons," said Jen Baron, a PhD candidate at UBC's department of forest and conservation sciences. "At a broad scale, it's really the interaction between the climate and the fuels that are driving these changes."
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wildfires | Trees
Our forests have reached a tipping point
2023-08-21 by in Canada's National ObserverUnrelenting logging and fossil fuel burning have flipped one of the planet's largest forests from a critical CO2 sink into a surging CO2 source. This year's climate-fuelled wildfires are the latest acceleration in a multi-decade trend, writes Barry Saxifrage.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Trees | Tipping Points
‘One climate disaster after another’: North America’s long hot summer | Financial Times
2023-08-21 (or before) in Financial TimesFrom Hawaii to Canada, searing heat and deadly wildfires are raising the alarm about global warming
Tagged under: Wildfires
Canada wildfires: At least 30,000 households in British Columbia told to evacuate - BBC News
2023-08-20 (or before) in The BBCOfficials restrict travel to Kelowna, a lakeside city of 132,000 people where smoke hangs on the water.
Tagged under: Wildfires
Canada wildfires: Residents scramble to flee fires in Kelowna and Yellowknife - BBC News
2023-08-20 (or before) in The BBCA fast-moving fire in Kelowna, British Columbia forces escaping locals to jump into the local lake.
Tagged under: Wildfires
Canada wildfires: British Columbia declares emergency as 15,000 homes told to evacuate - BBC News
2023-08-19 (or before) in The BBCAbout 15,000 households are told to evacuate in British Columbia, with an emergency declared.
Tagged under: Wildfires
The numbers behind Canada’s worst wildfires season - BBC News
2023-08-19 (or before) in The BBCThis has been the worst wildfire season in Canada's history, as shown in these maps and charts.
Tagged under: Wildfires
How climate scientists feel about seeing their dire predictions come true
2023-08-18 in Los Angeles TimesWildfires in Canada and Hawaii. Hurricane Hilary set to strike California. Scientists have warned about worse storms and more frequent fires for years.
Tagged under: Predictions | California | Wildfires
Maui wildfires expose rift over island’s tourism: ‘We’re more vulnerable than anyone admits’
2023-08-17 in The GuardianThe industry generates 80% of Maui county’s economic activity – but it risks devastating the island’s natural resources
Tagged under: Wildfires
Fossil fuel firms move to dismiss climate lawsuit in Hawaii as Maui faces wildfires
2023-08-17 in The GuardianIn 2020, Honolulu officials had sued eight oil and gas companies over the steep costs of abating damages from extreme weather
Tagged under: Wildfires
Why was there no water to fight the fire in Maui? | Naomi Klein and Kapuaʻala Sproat
2023-08-17 in The GuardianBig corporations, golf courses and hotels have been taking water from locals for years. Now the fire may result in even more devastating water theft
Tagged under: Capitalism | Wildfires
Republican LIE Causes BIG Problems…This Expert Can STOP Them | The Weekend Show
2023-08-16 (or before) in YouTubeUmair Haque joins Anthony Davis for an honest discussion about the effects of the climate crisis on the world economy after the devastating wildfire in Maui....
Tagged under: US Politics | Wildfires
Maui is suing Big Oil
2023-08-15 (or before) by in exxonknews.orgThe county is seeking to recover the costs of climate-fueled disasters Big Oil knowingly caused — including increasingly destructive wildfires.
Tagged under: Exxon | Wildfires
Watch: Raging fires edge toward Italian airport runways
2023-08-15 (or before) in The BBCPalermo’s airport was shut down overnight as wildfires burned around its perimeter.
Tagged under: Wildfires
Even in Greek towns razed by wildfires, people don’t blame the climate crisis. That must change | Christy Lefteri
2023-08-14 in The GuardianMany see climate breakdown as a problem of the future, but it’s here now. To move forward, we must understand our part in it, says author Christy Lefteri
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wildfires
'Wake-up call': How 'vicious' Mediterranean weather events threaten a quarter of UK food imports
2023-08-14 in Business GreenRegion 'ravaged' by heatwaves, wildfires and drought this summer provided just over £16bn worth of UK food imports last year, prompting growing concerns for food security
Tagged under: Drought | Heatwaves | Wildfires
Hawaii wildfires burn historic town of Lahaina to the ground - BBC News
2023-08-10 (or before) in The BBCSix people are dead and thousands are displaced as fires rage on Maui and the Big Island.
Tagged under: Wildfires
Wildfires on Hawaii's Maui island kill at least 6 as blazes force people to flee - CBS News
2023-08-10 (or before) in CBS NewsThe wind-whipped wildfires even led some to jump into a harbor and the Coast Guard said it rescued 14.
Tagged under: Wildfires
Why did the Maui fire spread so fast? Drought, nonnative species and climate change among possible reasons | CNN
2023-08-09 by in CNNDrought conditions are becoming more extreme and common in Hawaii and other Pacific islands.
Tagged under: Drought | Climate Change | Health | Wildfires | Finance
Firefighters battle blaze raging for fourth day in southern Portugal
2023-08-08 in The GuardianWildfire that erupted in Odemira on Saturday has scorched thousands of hectares and forced evacuation of 1,400 people
Tagged under: Wildfires
In pictures: How climate change is causing loss and damage around the world by UNDP Climate on Exposure
2023-08-06 (or before) in undp-climate.exposure.coHere are the many faces of loss and damage caused by climate change around the world –and what it can look like for those on the frontlines.
Tagged under: Drought | Climate Change | Chile | Wildfires | Madagascar
‘It was hell but the owner said, you have to work’: dying from heat in Greece
2023-08-04 in The GuardianGreece relies on its tourism industry. But intense heatwaves, which have led to wildfires across the country, are making life a misery for thousands of staff who have to work outside – and killing some of them
Tagged under: Health | Heatwaves | Wildfires
Erratic winds pose fresh threat to firefighters as rain helps with Mojave desert fire
2023-08-01 in The GuardianA brief downpour helped crews on the ground, but experts warn they could face unstable wind conditions that could blow fire back at them
Tagged under: California | Wildfires
Italy storms: North hit by hail and rain as Sicily burns - BBC News
2023-07-25 (or before) in BBCTorrential rain and hailstorms hit northern regions while wildfires "encircle" Sicily's Palermo.
Tagged under: Wildfires
Storms and wildfires kill seven in Italy as extreme weather continues
2023-07-25 in The GuardianThree people killed in Sicily fires and four in northern storms as hundreds forced to flee homes
Tagged under: Wildfires
What frightens me about the climate crisis is we don’t know how bad things really are | Roger Harrabin
2023-07-25 in The GuardianAs the barrage of bad news from places like Greece continues, all we can be certain of is there are many surprises lying ahead, says analyst Roger Harrabin
Tagged under: IPCC | Climate Change | Wildfires
‘No one wants to be right about this’: climate scientists’ horror and exasperation as global predictions play out
2023-07-24 in The GuardianAs the northern hemisphere burns, experts feel deep sadness – and resentment – while dreading what lies ahead this Australian summer
Tagged under: Predictions | Fossil Fuels | El Niño | Heatwaves | Wildfires
European heatwave - latest updates as red alerts and record temperatures continue | The Independent
2023-07-13 (or before) in The IndependentEurope heatwave 2023
Tagged under: Spain | Wildfires
Canada sees farthest north 100-degree temperature amid burning wildfires - The Washington Post
2023-07-10 in The Washington PostThe 100-degree reading in Norman Wells in the Northwest Territories Saturday was the highest on record so far north in the Western Hemisphere.
Tagged under: Wildfires
Californian winemakers are learning firefighting techniques - BBC News
2023-07-06 (or before) in The BBCWinemakers in the Napa Valley are having to battle wildfires affecting vineyards and wineries.
Tagged under: California | Wildfires
As the wildfires burn politicians fan the flames of climate delay
2023-07-05 in Inside track - Green Alliance's blog on environmental policy and politicsWhat’s going on? As climate breakdown grows more serious, British politics and political commentary are becoming more trivial. The UK has had by far its hottest June on record. Spring’s wild fires …
Tagged under: Wildfires
Weekly Climate News Headlines
2023-07-03 (or before) in YouTubeWeekly climate news headlines from around the world. #bangladesh #India #USA #Canada #wildfires #mexico #pakistan #heatwaves #Spain #Romania #Chile
Tagged under: Spain | Wildfires | Flooding | Canada | India | Chile | Mexico | Heatwaves
Canada Offers Lesson in the Economic Toll of Climate Change
2023-07-03 in The New York TimesTagged under: Climate Change | Wildfires
Over 200 million under extreme weather alerts as heat and smoke pummel U.S.
2023-06-29 in AxiosTagged under: Wildfires
Wildfire Smoke: Smoke From Canada Fires Stretches From Midwest to East Coast
2023-06-29 in The New York TimesTagged under: Wildfires
Texas heatwave blamed for 13 deaths as scorching temperatures and smoke spread across US – as it happened
2023-06-28 in The GuardianDetroit extends air quality alert through Thursday while evacuation orders in effect in Arizona as crews fight Diamond fire
Tagged under: Texas | Wildfires
Canada wildfire season is now the worst on record - BBC News
2023-06-28 (or before) in BBCThe wildfires have also produced record levels of carbon emissions, with the smoke reaching Europe.
Tagged under: Sea Level | Wildfires
Heatwave in south and wildfire smoke in north buffet US from both sides
2023-06-28 in The GuardianMore than 80m Americans under air quality alerts while temperatures hit triple digits in south and south-west
Tagged under: Wildfires
This is now Canada’s worst fire season in modern history as smoke fills skies - The Washington Post
2023-06-26 in The Washington PostIn the seven days ending Sunday, more than 3.5 million acres had burned. That's nearly 70 percent of an average full fire season in the country.
Tagged under: Canada | Wildfires
Canada is on fire, and big oil is the arsonist | Tzeporah Berman
2023-06-20 in The GuardianGovernments need to represent us, not fossil-fuel profiteers. We need plans to phase out fossil fuel production and emissions
Tagged under: Wildfires
How bad is wildfire smoke for your health? Here’s my view as a toxicologist | Christopher T Migliaccio
2023-06-19 in The GuardianLast week New York and Detroit were listed among the five most polluted cities in the world because of smoke from Canada. What does that mean?
Tagged under: Health | Wildfires
US midwest braces for smoky skies as Canadian wildfires rage on
2023-06-15 in The GuardianAir quality alerts issued in Minnesota and Wisconsin with winds expected to blow airborne pollution from Ontario blazes south
Tagged under: Wildfires
US east coast cities warned to draft air quality plans similar to those in the west
2023-06-15 in The GuardianCurrent standards do not take into account particulates given off by blazes such as seen lately in Canada that affected the east coast
Tagged under: Wildfires
Exhausted crews battle Canadian wildfires as experts issue climate warning
2023-06-10 in The GuardianGlobal heating and human changes to the landscape have invited more destructive fires, making fire season worse
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wildfires
Air quality improves in New York City, Tri-State after smoke from Canada wildfires
2023-06-09 in abc7ny.comNew York City is expected to advise organizers of the many outdoor events planned this weekend on whether they can go forward.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Air Quality
Rise in extreme wildfires linked directly to emissions from oil companies in new study | CBC News
2023-06-09 (or before) in CBC.ca - Canada's Public BroadcasterAs fires blaze in Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C., new research has drawn a direct and measurable link between carbon emissions traced back to the world's major fossil fuel producers and the increase in extreme wildfires across western Canada and the United States.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wildfires
Canada wildfires: US East Coast sees worst air quality in years - BBC News
2023-06-08 (or before) in The BBCUS President Joe Biden says the dense cloak of smoke is a "stark reminder" of climate change.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Joe Biden | Wildfires
The massive smoke plume choking the northeast U.S. is what climate change looks like » Yale Climate Connections
2023-06-07 by in Yale Climate ConnectionsUnearthly skies and unhealthy air resulting from Canadian wildfires may persist for days.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wildfires
Climate risks have made California uninsurable. When will we wake up? | Kate Aronoff
2023-06-06 in The GuardianState Farm will almost entirely stop issuing new policies in California – with climate-exacerbated wildfires and bad public policy a large reason why
Tagged under: Farming | Insurance | California | Wildfires | Finance
Number of wildfires across country straining resources - The Globe and Mail
2023-06-04 in The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & AnalysisAs flames force thousands to evacuate in Quebec, calls increase for a national firefighting service
Tagged under: Wildfires
No relief in sight as wildfires burn across the country - The Globe and Mail
2023-06-01 in The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & AnalysisFederal Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair told reporters Thursday that this level of wildfire activity on June 1 is unprecedented
Tagged under: Mexico | Wildfires
N.S. wildfires: Province ‘on edge’ as thousands evacuated, states of emergency declared | Globalnews.ca
2023-05-29 (or before) in Global News CanadaFire crews in Nova Scotia are at work trying to contain two massive wildfires burning out of control, destroying homes and displacing thousands of people.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Trees
Insurance giant halts sale of new home policies in California due to wildfires
2023-05-27 in The GuardianState Farm also cites inflation of construction costs in statement which comes after increasing wildfires in state
Tagged under: Insurance | California | Wildfires
BBC World Service - Science In Action, Return of the Wildfires
2023-05-20 (or before) in The BBCThe record-breaking heat behind the destructive North American wildfires
Tagged under: Wildfires
Biggest Polluters Linked to Worsening Wildfires in Western U.S. and Canada - EcoWatch
2023-05-17 (or before) in EcoWatch - For a Healthier Planet and LifeFossil fuel and cement companies are linked to at least one-third of the area burned by wildfires in the western U.S. and Canada since 1986.
Tagged under: Wildfires
Fires Threaten Oil Sands; ConocoPhillips Briefly Pulls Staff - Bloomberg
2023-05-17 (or before) in BloombergResurgent wildfires in Canada’s main energy-producing province prompted what may be the first round of evacuations in the country’s vast oil-sands producing region and are raising the possibility of more shut-ins in the days ahead.
Tagged under: Wildfires
Warning signs across the world suggest climate change is now out of control – Dr Richard Dixon
2023-05-15 (or before) in The ScotsmanWildfires rage in Canada, heatwaves in Europe, Africa and Asia, sea ice and glaciers disappearing – the effects of climate change are becoming impossible to ignore
Tagged under: Climate Change | Africa | Heatwaves | Wildfires
The Mega-fire Danger Coming To Your Home Soon
2023-05-14 (or before) in YouTubeCatalyst: Earth on Fire - The new environmental disaster waiting just around the cornerSubscribe to Journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subs...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wildfires | Mexico | Trees
Scientists’ warning on wildfire — a Canadian perspective
2023-05-14 (or before) in cdnsciencepub.comRecently, the World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: a Second Notice was issued in response to ongoing and largely unabated environmental degradation due to anthropogenic activities. In the warning, humanity is urged to practice more environmentally sustainable alternatives to business as usual to avoid potentially catastrophic outcomes. Following the success of their warning, the Alliance of World Scientists called for discipline-specific follow-up papers. This paper is an answer to that call for the topic of wildland fire. Across much of Canada and the world, wildfires are anticipated to increase in severity and frequenc...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health | Climate Change Impacts | Wildfires | Trees
Canada: extreme ‘heat dome’ temperatures set to worsen wildfires
2023-05-12 in The GuardianSystem – extremely rare for this time of year – likely to fuel fires that have already displaced tens of thousands of residents
Tagged under: Wildfires
As Alberta burns, we need a political vision to extinguish the flames ⋆ The Breach
2023-05-11 by in The Breach CanadaAlberta’s wildfires make the case for bold climate action while Danielle Smith and Rachel Notley look away
Tagged under: Wildfires
How Wildfire Smoke from Australia Affected Climate Events Around the World - Inside Climate News
2023-05-10 by in Inside Climate NewsThe aerosol fallout from wildfires that burned across more than 70,000 square miles of Australia in 2019 and 2020 was so persistent and widespread that it brightened a vast area of clouds above the subtropical Pacific Ocean. Beneath those clouds, the ocean surface and the atmosphere cooled, shifting a key tropical rainfall belt northward and […]
Tagged under: Oceans | Climate Change | Wildfires
Severe wildfires have engulfed Russia's Kurgan Region
2023-05-08 (or before) in YouTubeSevere wildfires have engulfed Kurgan Region, Russia. The sky has turned red, with the smoke blotting out the Sun – a truly terrifying sight.Follow Independe...
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Thousands forced to evacuate as wildfires ravage western Canada
2023-05-05 in The GuardianMore than 13,000 people were ordered to leave parts of Alberta as 78 fires burned. Officials say the blazes are expected to intensify
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‘Even in the realms of extreme, it’s extreme’: how UK music festivals are planning for freak weather
2023-04-12 in The GuardianWhether waterlogged from flooding or parched and prone to wildfires, festival sites are having to plan for every eventuality – and the costs are substantial
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Early wildfire in Spain’s Valencia region forces 1,500 villagers to evacuate
2023-03-25 in The GuardianEmergency services say they have contained spread of blaze that has scorched more than 4,000 hectares
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Wildfire Smoke Stands to Deplete The Ozone Layer, Scientists Warn
2023-03-13 by in ScienceAlertThe smoke from recent wildfires is threatening to slow and even reverse the recovery of Earth's ozone layer – the same one that the world has worked so hard to heal since 1987.
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Massive Australia wildfires increased Antarctic ozone hole: Study
2023-03-12 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologySmoke from monster wildfires in Australia caused a chemical reaction that widened the ozone hole 10 percent, researchers said Wednesday, raising fears that increasing forest fires could delay the recovery of Earth's atmospheric protection against deadly UV radiation.
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Smoke from Australian bushfires depleted ozone layer by up to 5% in 2020, study finds
2023-03-08 in The GuardianLead researcher says destruction was similar to process of Antarctic ozone hole forming each spring ‘but at much warmer temperatures’
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Extreme wildfires are turning the world’s largest forest ecosystem from carbon sink into net-emitter
2023-03-08 in Geography Directions - Geographical expertise applied to the issues that matter mostBy Tadas Nikonovas, Swansea University and Stefan H Doerr, Swansea University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The vast…
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How this country became a climate villain
2023-03-03 (or before) in YouTubeAustralia doesn't make sense. It's being scorched by fires and drowned by floods. It has the sun, wind, water, land, minerals and money to clean up its econo...
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Chile battles deadliest wildfires on record as heatwave grips | Reuters
2023-02-06 in ReutersChilean firefighters were battling to hold back forest fires on Monday as authorities said hot and dry weather would continue this week, potentially exacerbating what are already the deadliest blazes in the country's recent history.
Tagged under: Chile | Forest Fires | Wildfires | Trees
Wildfire smoke getting into your home? Build a DIY Corsi-Rosenthal air filter. » Yale Climate Connections
2023-01-16 by in Yale Climate ConnectionsDesigned to combat the spread of COVID-19, this simple air purifier can help keep indoor air clean, protecting your health during wildfires. And you can build one for less than $100.
Tagged under: Health | Wildfires
Witness to paradise being lost: my year in the dying Amazon
2022-12-16 in The GuardianIn the past 12 months I have learned that the mass extermination of the Amazon is a climate catastrophe – and much more
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Wildfires | Trees
Wildfires are climbing up the snowiest mountains of the western U.S.
2022-12-14 in MongabayIn the western United States, natural periods of fire and snow are cyclical. The summer brings wildfire season, and the winter brings ski season. But as the globe warms, these cycles have become erratic and less reliable, with dramatic impacts on the region’s vital water supply. Now, researchers have shown that severe wildfires are diminishing […]
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‘The climate crisis is now’: haunting video spotlights California wildfires
2022-09-23 in The GuardianThe release by a Greta Thunberg-inspired activist group was timed with the global climate strike protests launching Friday
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Tree loss due to fire is worst in far northern latitudes, data shows
2022-08-17 in The GuardianForests in Russia are most affected, as scientists warn of escape of huge quantities of buried carbon dioxide
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Russia | Trees
New research reveals that wildfires can influence El Niño
2022-08-14 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyWildfire is a phenomenon that has affected pretty much every vegetated environment on Earth for millions of years. However, during the past few decades, the planet has been experiencing extraordinary wildfire activity, with widespread devastation in diverse places such as the Mediterranean, North and South America, Southeast Asia, Australia and even Siberia. The current year has already shown troubling signs of massive fires—for example, Europe's total burnt area for the 2022 fire season is four times greater than the 2006–2021 average, according to the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS).
Tagged under: Wildfires | Forest Fires | El Niño | Trees
Megafire rips through swathes of land near Bordeaux
2022-08-13 (or before) in BBCFirefighters continue to try to extinguish the wildfire raging through the Gironde region.
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Risk of catastrophic megafloods has doubled in California, study finds
2022-08-12 in The GuardianScientists concluded that a series of storms could dump enough rainfall to displace millions, causing over $1tn in losses
Tagged under: Extreme Rainfall | Wildfires | Drought | California
French PM sounds climate crisis alarm as ‘ogre-like’ wildfire rages
2022-08-11 in The GuardianÉlisabeth Borne makes statement as more than 1,000 firefighters battle huge blaze south of Bordeaux
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California wildfire: McKinney Fire spreads rapidly in north of state - BBC News
2022-08-01 (or before) in The BBCThunderstorms and erratic winds could complicate the US state's largest fire so far this year.
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When Extreme Weather Reigns, Disinformation Pours
2022-07-29 by in DeSmogEditor’s Note: This is part of a regular column, Gaslit, which navigates society’s dysfunctional relationship with fossil fuel disinformation. Have a tip or idea? Get in touch. Recent extreme weather across the globe is showing us how rapidly the climate is changing in an increasingly warming world. Heatwaves are scorching Europe, the United States, North Africa, Siberia, […]
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Heatwaves | Drought | Africa | Disinformation and Misinformation
Spanish man filmed escaping wildfire treated for serious burns
2022-07-19 in The GuardianMan in 50s emerges from blaze with clothes burned to rags and flames flickering around him
Tagged under: Spain | Extreme Weather | Wildfires
Humanity faces ‘collective suicide’ over climate crisis, warns UN chief
2022-07-18 in The GuardianAntónio Guterres tells governments ‘half of humanity is in danger zone’, as countries battle extreme heat
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Heatwave: More evacuations as Mediterranean wildfires spread - BBC News
2022-07-17 (or before) in The BBCWildfires force France to evacuate some 16,000 people, as Spain, Croatia and Greece are also hit.
Tagged under: Spain | Wildfires | Heatwaves | France
‘All that’s needed is a spark’: why the US may be headed for a summer of mega-fire
2022-07-07 in The GuardianAn explosive spring season has already burned more land than the 10-year average, with summers only expected to intensify
Tagged under: Oregon | Wildfires | Drought | Texas | California | Alaska
Coal Seam Fire memories still burning a decade later
2022-07-05 (or before) by in postindependent.comGLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Ten years ago today, a wildfire sparked by a burning underground coal seam and pushed by hot, dry gusting winds blew up into a roaring
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Suicides indicate wave of ‘doomerism’ over escalating climate crisis
2022-05-19 in The GuardianWhile alarm over wildfires, droughts, flooding and societal unrest is on the rise, not many of us talk about climate angst
Tagged under: Wildfires | Drought
List of California wildfires - Wikipedia
2022-05-15 (or before) in WikipediaTagged under: Wildfires | California
With water running out, California faces grim summer of dangerous heat, extreme drought
2022-05-04 in Los Angeles TimesLa Niña was expected to dissipate, but it may linger through the summer. That's bad news for drought and wildfire-prone California.
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Drought | California
Scorching Heatwave In India Reaches 115°F
2022-05-02 (or before) by in ForbesSouth Asia (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh) is in the midst of an unrelenting heatwave.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Heatwaves | Climate Change | Famine
Climate change could cause worst UK wildfires in years warn fire chiefs
2022-05-01 (or before) in inews.co.ukUK could face wildfires on the scale of those in southern Spain, within the decade. Madeleine Cuff reveals how the brigade is preparing to deal with a more hazardous environment
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Wildfires will pose great socioeconomic risk in future, say researchers
2022-03-22 in The GuardianChinese and American scientists say western and central Africa may be hit in future
Tagged under: Wildfires | Africa
Wildfires may slow recovery of ozone layer - study - BBC News
2022-03-01 (or before) in The BBCSmoke from Australian wildfires affects the layer that shields the Earth from harmful UV rays.
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'Surreal' January wildfire shuts California highway - BBC News
2022-01-25 (or before) in The BBCAn unseasonal blaze rages in the Monterey County, forcing evacuations and the closure of Highway 1.
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"Have reverence for life" - Interview with ecocentrist Fred Hageneder on climate disruption, species extinction and our future on Earth
2022-01-22 in Pressenza - International Press AgencyHeat waves, droughts, floods and wildfires are on the rise, the IPCC and the UN are sounding the alarm bells. Recently, even a report by the National
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Colorado winter wildfires destroy hundreds of homes as thousands flee
2021-12-31 in The GuardianGusts of up to 105 mph whipped up flames, destroying hundreds of homes and prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency
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Wildfires sweep through Colorado destroying homes as tens of thousands evacuate – video report
2021-12-31 in The GuardianTwo fast-moving wildfires driven by strong winds erupted in northern Colorado on Thursday afternoon, destroying close to 600 homes and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee
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LIVE BLOG: Powerful winds cause widespread damage, fuel wildfires
2021-12-16 (or before) in KWCH | Local News, Weather, Sports | Wichita, KSThe National Weather Service in Goodland said a 107 mph wind gust was observed in Lamar, Colorado, Wednesday morning.
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Wildfires break carbon emission records in US, Siberia, and Turkey, as climate change fans intense blazes, says EU monitoring service
2021-12-08 (or before) in Sky NewsClimate change is producing more intense wildfires which are, in turn, emitting higher levels of CO2, says the European Union's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Climate Change | Russia
Multi-decadal increase of forest burned area in Australia is linked to climate change - Nature Communications
2021-11-27 (or before) in NatureThe degree to which wildfire activity in Australia is affected by climate change is not well quantified. Here, the authors show that the frequency of forest fires and the area burned have increased significantly over recent decades, mainly due to an increase in dangerous fire weather conditions through warmer temperature and circulation changes.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Climate Change | Forest Fires | Trees
We’re in uncharted territory for the world’s climate, UN says
2021-10-31 in The GuardianReport sets out heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and floods that have wreaked havoc this year
Tagged under: Wildfires | Heatwaves | Drought | COP26
A recent climate report has left me devastated – I beg you to read it | The Independent
2021-09-26 (or before) in The IndependentAs I thought how best to convey the essential, terrifying message of the report, I decided I should just lay out the raw facts and let them reach your soul, writes Donnachadh McCarthy
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Where Americans Moved Into Fire Danger Zones
2021-09-25 (or before) in BloombergIn the first year of Covid, migration increased into areas that have seen recent wildfires — even as climate change intensifies risk.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Climate Change | Insurance | California | Trees
Copernicus: A summer of wildfires saw devastation and record emissions around the Northern Hemisphere | Copernicus
2021-09-24 (or before) in CopernicusTagged under: Wildfires
Fresh California wildfire prompts evacuations as forest blazes grow
2021-09-24 in The GuardianFawn fire scorches more than 8.5 sq miles amid hot, dry and gusty conditions as smoke from forest raises air quality concerns
Tagged under: Wildfires | California | Trees
Russia forest fire damage worst since records began, says Greenpeace
2021-09-22 in The GuardianAnalysis shows over 18.16m hectares were destroyed in 2021, an absolute record since satellite monitoring began
Tagged under: Wildfires | Arctic | Greenpeace | Russia | Trees
Global wildfire carbon dioxide emissions at record high, data shows
2021-09-21 in The GuardianFigures from EU monitoring service for August are highest since it began measurements in 2003
Tagged under: Wildfires | Greenhouse Gases | Trees
Economic Growth - Facing Future
2021-08-21 (or before) in Facing FutureInfinite Growth on a Finite Planet “Global civilization has an operating system. It is disastrously flawed. It is killing us. It is known by two common names: money and growth economics. Money is a virus of the mind which uses humanity [and nature] for its own reproduction.” – Stuart Scott, Director of the Facing Future … Continue reading "Economic Growth"
Tagged under: Deforestation | Oceans | Farming | Wildfires | Drought | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Methane | Economics | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels | Economic Growth | Sea Level | Trees | Sustainability
The climate science behind wildfires: why are they getting worse? – video explainer
2021-08-20 by in The GuardianThe Guardian's global environment editor, Jonathan Watts, explains the science behind why wildfires are getting worse and what we need to do to tackle the problem
Tagged under: Wildfires | IPCC | Climate Change
More Than 40 Million Acres of Land Have Burned in Siberia
2021-08-20 (or before) by in Smithsonian MagazineRussia has seen an increasing severity of wildfires in recent years due to rising summer temperatures and a historic drought
Tagged under: Wildfires | Drought | Climate Change | Russia
Center for Constitutional Rights
2021-08-18 in The Mercury News - Bay Area news, sports, business, entertainment, lifestyle and commentaryIn visit to Big Basin Redwoods State Park, governor talks climate change, wildfire recovery
Tagged under: Wildfires | Climate Change | California
‘The fire moved around it’: success story in Oregon fuels calls for prescribed burns
2021-08-12 in The GuardianOregon’s Bootleg fire has offered new evidence that Indigenous techniques can change how megafires behave
Tagged under: Oregon | Wildfires | Climate Change
Smoke from Siberia wildfires reaches north pole in historic first
2021-08-09 in The GuardianOccurrence is first since records began and comes as Russian weather officials warn blazes are worsening
Tagged under: Wildfires | Arctic | Russia
HelpTurkey hashtag under investigation for ‘spreading fear’ about wildfires
2021-08-08 in The GuardianStung by criticism of bungled response to devastating fires, president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says criticism is orchestrated by foreign powers
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Northern Hemisphere wildfires follow pattern of warm and dry weather | Copernicus
2021-08-07 (or before) in CopernicusTagged under: Wildfires
'Nothing's safe' as wildfire tears through California town | AP News
2021-08-06 (or before) in Associated Press NewsGREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Shelton Douthit and his team at the Feather River Land Trust in Northern California have been working to restore the lush natural habitat and protect Indigenous artifacts around Lake Almanor.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Rivers | California
Last month was worst July for wildfires on record, say scientists
2021-08-06 in The GuardianBurning of land released 343 megatonnes of carbon, with wildfire season yet to peak in many areas
Tagged under: Wildfires | Greenhouse Gases
Greece fires: 150 houses destroyed by wildfires as monks refuse to leave stricken island
2021-08-05 in The GuardianVillages on Evia are evacuated as blaze rages across the island, and fires also threaten suburbs of Athens and historic Olympia
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Researchers study conditions that can lead to overwintering wildfires - Wildfire Today
2021-08-04 (or before) in Wildfire Today - News and opinion about wildland fireTagged under: Wildfires
Brush fire burns 40,000 acres on Hawaii's Big Island - Wildfire Today
2021-08-04 (or before) in Wildfire Today - News and opinion about wildland fireTagged under: Wildfires
research Archives - Wildfire Today
2021-08-04 (or before) in Wildfire Today - News and opinion about wildland fireTagged under: Wildfires
Turkey appeals for help to fight wildfires as heatwave continues
2021-08-02 in The GuardianWildfires break out across much of southern Europe, with temperature reaching 45C in Greece
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Turkish fires sweeping through tourist areas are the hottest on record
2021-07-30 in The GuardianThousands of holidaymakers evacuated from Aegean Sea resorts as country fights more than 50 blazes
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Bootleg Fire is burning up carbon offsets - CNN
2021-07-28 (or before) by in CNNThese forests were meant to survive one hundred years. Persistent drought and wildfire conditions are threatening carbon offsets. The question is whether these offsets matter, if their stored carbon goes up in smoke due to climate change.
Tagged under: Oregon | Wildfires | Drought | Climate Change | Trees
ALERT Wildfire
2021-07-25 (or before) in alertwildfire.orgTagged under: Wildfires
US set for punishing temperatures as huge ‘heat dome’ to settle over country
2021-07-24 in The GuardianHeatwave to next week roast areas already gripped by severe drought, plunging reservoirs and wildfires
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The Briefing Room - COP26: Floods, Fire, and the Future - BBC Sounds
2021-07-22 (or before) in The BBCCan COP26 help tackle climate change and save us from droughts, wildfires and floods?
Tagged under: Wildfires | Drought | COP26 | Climate Change
Wildfires, floods and extreme heat: It is time to heed warnings from climate scientists
2021-07-22 by in The HillThe science is clear. The impacts and costs are clear. Climate action must therefore remain at the center of current infrastructure spending proposals.
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Drought | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Climate Change Impacts
Scorched, Parched and Now Uninsurable: Climate Change Hits Wine Country
2021-07-18 in The New York TimesTagged under: Wildfires | Climate Change | Insurance | California
Scorched, Parched and Now Uninsurable: Climate Change Hits Wine Country
2021-07-18 in The New York TimesTagged under: Wildfires | Coal | Climate Change | Insurance | California
"The fires are outpacing the resources": Western wildfires take toll on firefighters - CBS News
2021-07-15 (or before) in CBS NewsFirefighters in the West are stretched thin as fires cause extensive damage.
Tagged under: Wildfires | California
American west stuck in cycle of ‘heat, drought and fire’, experts warn
2021-07-13 in The GuardianWildfires in several states are burning with worrying ferocity across a tinder-dry landscape
Tagged under: Oregon | Wildfires | Drought | California
US heatwave: Wildfires rage in western states as temperatures soar - BBC News
2021-07-11 (or before) in The BBCTributes are paid to two firefighters who died in a plane crash while responding to a blaze in Arizona.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Heatwaves
B.C. town destroyed, Canada Day reflections, Alberta reopens | The National for July 1, 2021
2021-07-03 (or before) in YouTubeOfficials say the town of Lytton, B.C., was essentially destroyed by a wildfire overnight Wednesday as blistering heat sparks more fires throughout the provi...
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Wildfires | Climate Change | Collapse
Joe Biden blames climate crisis for deadly heatwave in western US and Canada
2021-06-30 in The GuardianRecord-shattering temperatures linked to dozens of deaths, buckled roads, blackouts and wildfires
Tagged under: Oregon | Joe Biden | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Heatwaves | Washington State
Record-breaking heat wave envelops West, straining grid and sparking wildfires - Axios
2021-06-16 (or before) by in AxiosTagged under: Wildfires | Electricity Grid
10% of the World's Sequoias Burned in 2020 Castle Fire
2021-06-04 (or before) in Gizmodo | The Future Is HereThe climate crisis has put sequoias on a dangerous path. A draft report from the National Park Service indicates that 10% of the largest trees in the world were wiped out in last year’s Castle Fire.
Tagged under: Wildfires | California | Trees
Los Alamos researchers study how wildfire smoke impacts climate
2021-04-19 (or before) by in Santa Fe New Mexican News, opinion and sports from Santa Fe and Northern New MexicoA new tool developed at LANL will analyze moisture levels in wildfire smoke plumes and study how water binds with soot particles.
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Scientists need to face both facts and feelings when dealing with the climate crisis | Kimberly Nicholas
2021-03-24 in The GuardianI was taught to use my head, not my heart. But acknowledging sadness at what is lost can help us safeguard the future, says professor of sustainability science Kimberly Nicholas
Tagged under: Wildfires | Sea Level | Health | Sustainability
Wildfires could become a big threat in the UK due to climate change
2021-03-24 (or before) by in New ScientistTagged under: Wildfires | Climate Change
Thousands evacuated in Australia's worst floods in nearly half a century | Reuters
2021-03-23 (or before) in ReutersAustralian authorities issued fresh flood warnings and evacuation orders on Tuesday as torrential rains again pummelled several parts of the country, sweeping away homes, roads and livestock in the worst downpour in more than half a century.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Forest Fires | Wildlife | Trees
Is this the end of forests as we've known them?
2021-03-10 in The GuardianTrees lost to drought and wildfires are not returning. Climate change is taking a toll on the world’s forests - and radically changing the environment before our eyes
Tagged under: Wildfires | Drought | Climate Change | Trees
Fiercer, more frequent fires may reduce carbon capture by forests
2021-02-25 in The GuardianGlobal study shows blazes diminish forest density and tree size, making woods likely to sequester less carbon
Tagged under: Wildfires | Greenhouse Gases | Forest Fires | Trees
How fires have spread to previously untouched parts of the world
2021-02-19 (or before) by in The GuardianFires have always been a part of our natural world. But they’re moving to new ecosystems previously untouched by fire – and this is concerning scientists
Tagged under: Bushfires | Wildfires | Brazil | California
Eight priorities for calculating the social cost of carbon
2021-02-19 (or before) in NatureAdvice to the Biden administration as it seeks to account for mounting losses from storms, wildfires and other climate impacts. Advice to the Biden administration as it seeks to account for mounting losses from storms, wildfires and other climate impacts.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Wildfires
California's rainfall is at historic lows. That spells trouble for wildfires and farms
2021-02-11 in The GuardianPrecipitation fills reservoirs, limits fire danger and feeds important crops. But the state has seen only 30% to 70% of what it would expect
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Rainfall | Wildfires | Drought | California
Climate change disasters in B.C. likely to increase if industrial logging continues unchecked: report | CBC News
2021-02-03 (or before) in CBC.ca - Canada's Public BroadcasterA report commissioned by Sierra Club B.C. says keeping healthy, mature forests safe from industrial logging will help protect the province from catastrophic flooding, wildfires, droughts and heat waves caused by climate change.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Drought | Climate Change | Flooding | Health | Trees
Climate crisis: 2020 was joint hottest year ever recorded
2021-01-08 in The GuardianGlobal heating continued unabated despite Covid lockdowns, with record Arctic wildfires and Atlantic tropical storms
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Arctic | Fossil Fuels | El Niño
Colorado's record-breaking wildfires show "climate change is here and now" - CBS News
2020-11-04 (or before) in CBS NewsAs bad as this year has been, scientists warn it's "unlikely that the records from 2020 will stand for long."
Tagged under: Colorado State | Wildfires | Climate Change
Clouds of Concern Linger as Wildfires Drag into Flu Season and Covid-19 Numbers Swell - Inside Climate News
2020-10-24 in Inside Climate NewsWildfire smoke had choked the mountain valleys of western Montana for nearly two months when a team of university researchers landed in Seeley Lake in the fall of 2017. Students and faculty left their labs behind, headed to the small community and launched a study on how the relentless wildfire smoke was affecting the health […]
Tagged under: Wildfires | Health
'Total destruction': why fires are tearing across South America
2020-10-09 in The GuardianWildfires, mostly caused by land clearing for cattle grazing and soya production, have set four nations ablaze
Tagged under: Argentina | Deforestation | Wildfires | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Forest Fires | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Trees
Brazil's Amazon rainforest suffers worst fires in a decade
2020-10-01 in The GuardianSatellites record 61% rise in hotspots over September 2019 as scientist warns: ‘It could get worse if the drought continues’
Tagged under: Wildfires | Drought | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil
New studies confirm weakening of the Gulf Stream circulation (AMOC)
2020-09-17 in RealClimateMany of the earlier predictions of climate research have now become reality. The world is getting warmer, sea levels are rising faster and faster, and more frequent heat waves, extreme rainfall, devastating wildfires and more severe tropical storms are affecting many millions of people. Now there is growing evidence that another climate forecast is already coming true: the Gulf Stream system in the Atlantic is apparently weakening, with consequences for Europe too. ...
Tagged under: Extreme Rainfall | Wildfires | Predictions | Sea Level
New studies confirm weakening of the Gulf Stream circulation (AMOC)
2020-09-17 in RealClimateMany of the earlier predictions of climate research have now become reality. The world is getting warmer, sea levels are rising faster and faster, and more frequent heat waves, extreme rainfall, devastating wildfires and more severe tropical storms are affecting many millions of people. Now there is growing evidence that another climate forecast is already coming true: the Gulf Stream system in the Atlantic is apparently weakening, with consequences for Europe too. ...
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Extreme Rainfall | Wildfires | Predictions | Gulf Stream (AMOC) | Sea Level
Op-Ed: Concrete steps California can take to prevent massive fire devastation
2020-09-16 in Los Angeles TimesFires are inevitable in the West, but widespread devastation doesn't have to be. Here are concrete steps California can take to mitigate fire damage.
Tagged under: California | Wildfires
The future has arrived. These explosive fires are our climate change wakeup call | Peter Gleick
2020-09-11 in The GuardianScientists have been warning of the growing threat of climate change, and now those projections are a reality
Tagged under: Wildfires | Climate Change
Climate change is already making California feel unlivable
2020-09-11 (or before) in The TelegraphThrough pandemic and wildfires, residents can no longer socialise indoors or out
Tagged under: Wildfires | Climate Change | California
Broadcast TV networks’ August wildfire coverage missed key factors including climate change, coronavirus, and prison labor
2020-09-10 (or before) in Media Matters for AmericaAugust was a turbulent month for wildfire activity in the Western U.S. California alone suffered through two of its largest wildfires in recent history, and there are more than 80 other large, active fires burning in 15 states. Record-breaking temperatures and climate change are playing a role in the size and scale of the fires, and the coronavirus pandemic is complicating efforts to contain the blazes and safely evacuate those in their path. But a review by Media Matters found that these factors were largely ignored in broadcast TV news coverage of the month’s wildfires. Key Findings: Corporate broadcast TV ou...
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Climate Change | California
Climate Apocalypse Now
2020-08-27 by in Rolling Stone - Music, Film, TV and Political News CoverageMaybe it’s just a failure of human imagination to understand what is coming
Tagged under: Wildfires | California
California wildfires: thousands evacuate as 'siege' of flames overwhelms state
2020-08-20 in The GuardianHundreds of fires, stoked by a searing heatwave, prompt governor to declare a state of emergency
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Heatwaves | California
Wildfires in Siberia increase five-fold amid unprecedented heatwave
2020-07-02 (or before) in The Watchers - Watching the world evolve and transformWildfires in Siberia have grown five-fold over the past week amid an unprecedented heatwave, according to Russia's forest fire aerial protection service. This came after the town of Verkhoyansk hit 38 °C (100.4 °F), marking the hottest-ev...
Tagged under: Wildfires | Heatwaves | Russia | Trees
Climate crisis: alarm at record-breaking heatwave in Siberia
2020-06-17 in The GuardianUnusually high temperatures in region linked to wildfires, oil spill and moth swarms
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Heatwaves | Arctic | Russia
Animal deaths 'likely' as wildfire tears through nature reserve
2020-06-05 (or before) in Brighton ArgusA MYSTERIOUS fire tore through one hectare of a wildlife reserve, potentially killing animals.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Wildlife
False Biomass Energy Industry Claims Demand a Response | Save Our Roots
2020-06-03 in Save Our Roots - An Indigenous Peoples Campaign to Protect the Sacred Biodiversity of Our Natural ForestsOne pervasive piece of biomass industry fiction in this article is that recent tree mortality in California will cause more intense wildfires, so dead trees should be cut down. Yet numerous studies show that dead trees do not increase wildfire severity or extent.
Tagged under: Wildfires | California | Trees
Brighton under wildfire warning after driest May since 1897
2020-05-29 (or before) in Brighton ArgusA WILDFIRE warning has been issued for the weekend.
Tagged under: Wildfires
Siberian Wildfires Burn an Area Three Times the Size of Delaware
2020-05-03 (or before) in Earther | GizmodoIt’s spring in an era of rapid climate change so that means Russia is being lit up by monster fires. But in an era of coronavirus, a confluence of factors has made the wildfires even worse.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Climate Change | Russia
Pope urges politicians to take 'drastic measures' on climate change | Reuters
2020-03-10 (or before) in ReutersPope Francis challenged governments on Sunday to take "drastic measures" to combat global warming and reduce the use of fossil fuels, saying the world was experiencing a climate emergency.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Climate Change | Africa | Forest Fires | Fossil Fuels | Pope Francis | Finance
If Plan A is to Mitigate Climate Change, What’s Plan B? | ArchDaily
2020-02-29 in ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture WorldwideThis article was originally published on Washington Post, courtesy of Common Edge. Hundred-year floods. Record-breaking Antarctic heat. Wildfires...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Antarctic | Wildfires
For the Economy, Climate Risks Are No Longer Theoretical
2020-01-28 (or before) by in The Wall Street Journal - Breaking News, Business, Financial & Economic News, World News and VideoClimate crises in the next 30 years may resemble financial crises in recent decades: potentially quite destructive, largely unpredictable and, given the powerful underlying causes, inevitable.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Climate Change | Economic Growth
‘Blatant manipulation’: Trump administration exploited wildfire science to promote logging
2020-01-24 in The GuardianRevealed: emails show Trump and appointees tried to craft a narrative that forest protection efforts are responsible for wildfires
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | US Politics | California | Trees
Warren calls on big U.S. banks for steps on climate risk | Reuters
2020-01-22 (or before) in ReutersU.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a contender for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, is asking the biggest U.S. banks for details on their assessments of and preparations for risks related to global warming.
Tagged under: USA | Wildfires | Forest Fires | US Politics | Trees
Huge dust storms in Australia hit central New South Wales
2020-01-19 in The GuardianVideos posted to social media show the clouds turning day into night in some areas
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Drought
Beetles and fire kill dozens of 'indestructible' giant sequoia trees
2020-01-18 in The GuardianDeadly interaction between insects, drought and fire damage have forced California’s park officials to trigger climate crisis plans intended for the 2050s
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Drought | Insects | California | Trees
Opinion: Mourning a disappearing world as Australia burns
2020-01-04 (or before) in The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & AnalysisAs fires rage, destroying homes, habitats and lives, it’s difficult not to see this tragedy as a deadly consequence of decades of neglect
Tagged under: Bushfires | Wildfires | Climate Change | Wildlife
The environment in 2050: flooded cities, forced migration – and the Amazon turning to savannah
2019-12-30 in The GuardianUnless we focus on shared solutions, violent storms and devastating blazes could be the least of the world’s troubles. Civilisation itself will be at risk
Tagged under: Deforestation | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Drought | Amazon Rainforest | IPCC | Climate Change | Geoengineering
Aloha, Scotty from Marketing, is it resurrection you're looking for?
2019-12-24 in The New Daily - Latest News Headlines From Australia & WorldThe return of Nero was scripted by Scotty from Marketing and blown up by his colleagues in Publicity at Newscorp. We must not kid ourselves into thinking he will change, writes Richard Flanagan.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Scott Morrison | Bushfires
Waiting for a megafire: the battle against Australia's biggest blaze
2019-12-21 in The GuardianThe Gospers Mountain fire has consumed hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest and is now threatening towns and lives
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Trees
Revealed: 'monumental' NSW bushfires have burnt 20% of Blue Mountains world heritage area
2019-12-03 in The GuardianMore than 10% of forest in NSW national parks destroyed by fire this season, with the damage to Gondwana rainforest a ‘global tragedy’
Tagged under: Deforestation | Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Rainforests | Trees
More homes threatened by NSW bushfires as hazardous smoke blankets Sydney
2019-12-03 in The GuardianAt least one home lost on NSW south coast as an out-of-control bushfire burned in Forrestdale, south-east of Perth in WA
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires
California: thousands flee from fire burning near Santa Barbara
2019-11-26 in The GuardianUp to 6,300 people evacuated and 2,400 homes threatened by wind-driven wildfire that erupted Monday afternoon in Los Padres national forest
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | California | Trees
Police raid office of Brazil NGO linked to brigade that helped battle Amazon fires
2019-11-26 in The GuardianRaid and arrests were a politically-motivated attack on dedicated firefighters and a respected NGO, indigenous associations and campaigners say
Tagged under: Deforestation | Wildfires | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil
Australian residents brace for severe fire danger across NSW, Victoria and Tasmania
2019-11-20 in The GuardianExtreme heat hits across the country as parts of Victoria prepare for worst possible bushfire conditions on Thursday
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires
This is what it looks like when your government sells out the climate for votes | Katharine Murphy
2019-11-15 in The GuardianThe real reason the Coalition doesn’t want to talk about the climate is that its record is one of unmitigated shame and failure
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Coal
Climate crisis will affect lifelong health of young, warn doctors
2019-11-13 in The GuardianLancet Countdown tracks impacts of global heating covering disease, wildfires and malnutrition
Tagged under: Children | Wildfires | Health | Women and Children
Waking Up from the California Dream in the Age of Wildfires
2019-11-12 (or before) in The New YorkerTagged under: Wildfires | California
We've been in bushfire hell in Glen Innes – and the scientists knew it was coming | Carol Sparks
2019-11-11 in The GuardianMy community deserves the unvarnished truth from me, its mayor. Ignorance and arrogance delivered us ashes
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires
Australia bushfires: Three dead and thousands forced from homes - BBC News
2019-11-09 (or before) in The BBCMore than 100 blazes burn across New South Wales and Queensland, amid warnings of more to come.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Australia | Bushfires
After wildfires, hundreds of thousands of Californians can't get insurance - CBS News
2019-11-09 (or before) in CBS NewsInsurance companies are saying, "We're done with you," one resident says, while others face soaring costs
Tagged under: Wildfires | Insurance | California
Elected Officials, Community Groups Tell Fire Insurers to Ditch Fossil Fuels in Wake of Rate Hikes and Non-Renewals — INSURE OUR FUTURE — end fossil insurance
2019-11-09 (or before) in Insure Our Future - end fossil insuranceAmidst ongoing wildfires and massive insurance rate hikes and policy non-renewals across California, 44 groups, businesses, and elected representatives released a letter to the three biggest fire insurers in California to stop fueling the climate crisis, which is creating the conditions for longer wildfire seasons and more destructive fires.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Insurance | Fossil Fuels | California
'Ecological breakdown': Greta Thunberg and youth activists rally as wildfires burn
2019-11-02 in The GuardianThe Swedish climate activist joined more than 1,000 people for an afternoon of youth-led climate action in Los Angeles
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Wildfires | California
California's fire season has been bad. But it could have been much worse
2019-11-01 in The GuardianWith planning – and luck – firefighters quickly contained most fires ignited in the past week. But the state remains vulnerable if it doesn’t adapt to more extreme weather
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | California
Ordinary life has vanished in fire-ravaged California | Rebecca Solnit
2019-10-31 in The GuardianIt’s impossible to quantify the losses caused by the Kincade fire
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | California
Has the climate crisis made California too dangerous to live in? | Bill McKibben
2019-10-29 in The GuardianAs with so many things, Californians are going first where the rest of us will follow
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | California
'You can't fight this': California wildfires force evacuation in Sonoma county
2019-10-28 in The Guardian185,000 evacuated as firefighters battle el diablo winds and governor calls state emergency as 2 million left without power
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | California
California’s governor declares statewide emergency over wildfires as mass evacuation continues - The Washington Post
2019-10-27 in The Washington PostThe mandatory evacuations affected nearly 180,000 people. About 54,000 acres already have been torched, 94 structures destroyed and State Route 128 turned into a hellish gantlet.
Tagged under: Wildfires | California
'Potentially historic': dangerous winds expected as fires burn across California
2019-10-26 in The GuardianFresh evacuations in Sonoma county as Kincade fire spreads and wave of power blackouts begin across the state
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | California
California wildfires: tens of thousands ordered to evacuate as power shut off
2019-10-25 in The GuardianCalifornia’s utility companies impose blackouts to stop winds toppling power lines as strong winds fan fires near Santa Clarita and Geyserville
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | California
World 'gravely' unprepared for effects of climate crisis – report
2019-09-10 in The GuardianTrillions of dollars needed to avoid ‘climate apartheid’ but this is less than cost of inaction
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires
Other Climate & Weather Graphics| ACCAP
2019-09-05 in ACCAP - Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and PolicyOther Graphics Current conditions, changes in extremes, and long time period perspectives. Topics include rain and snow, storminess, and wildfires.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Climate Change
Trump Moves to Open 16.7 Million Acre Alaskan Rainforest to Corporate Exploitation - EcoWatch
2019-08-28 in EcoWatch - For a Healthier Planet and LifeTrump has reportedly ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to open Alaska's 16.7 million-acre Tongass National Forest — the planet's largest intact temperate rainforest — to logging and other corporate development projects, a move that comes as thousands of fires are ripping through the Amazon rainforest and putting the "lungs of the world"
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Wildfires | Rainforests | Forest Fires | Alaska | Trees
NASA Studies How Arctic Wildfires Change the World – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
2019-08-17 (or before) by in Climate Change: Vital Signs of the PlanetNASA is studying why boreal forest and tundra fires have become more frequent and powerful and what that means for climate forecasting, ecosystems and human health.
Tagged under: Global Warming | Wildfires | Science | Arctic | Climate Change | Forest Fires | Health | Trees
Climate crisis: CO2 levels rise to highest point since evolution of humans | The Independent | The Independent
2019-08-15 (or before) in The Independent‘We don’t know a planet like this’
Tagged under: Wildfires | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Coral Reefs | Sea Level
Arctic wildfires spew soot and smoke cloud bigger than EU
2019-08-12 in The GuardianPlume from unprecedented blazes forecast to reach Alaska as fires rage for third month
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Russia | Alaska
Record heatwave 'made much more likely' by human impact on climate
2019-08-02 in The GuardianScientists say July at least equalled and may have beaten hottest month on record
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Heatwaves
Arctic wildfires emitted as much CO2 in June as Sweden does in a year
2019-07-12 in The GuardianWildfires this year have been at an unusual intensity despite being common in the northern hemisphere between May and October
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Arctic | Russia
Alarming wildfires rage near giant ‘Mouth of Hell’ gash in the tundra, a wonder of Siberia
2019-06-20 (or before) in Siberian Times - all about Siberia, in EnglishDestruction of trees by flames could see Batagai Depression ‘rapidly enlarge’ while remote local settlements also threatened.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Russia | Trees
Climate change could make insurance too expensive for most people – report
2019-03-21 in The GuardianMunich Re, world’s largest reinsurance firm, warns premium rises could become social issue
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Climate Change | Insurance
Heatwaves sweeping oceans ‘like wildfires’, scientists reveal
2019-03-04 in The GuardianExtreme temperatures destroy kelp, seagrass and corals – with alarming impacts for humanity
Tagged under: Oceans | Wildfires | Heatwaves | Coral Reefs
Neil Young criticises Trump after losing his home in California fires
2018-11-12 in The GuardianSongwriter says state is vulnerable because of climate change and accuses US president of defying science
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Wildfires | Climate Change | California
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