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'The forest ... is resetting': California wildfires burned hundreds of ancient redwoods, but much of the forest seems to have survived the blaze
A wildfire ravaged through the historic Big Basin Redwood State Park Monday, taking down hundreds o…
Lauren Frias
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Thousands of COVID-19 cases and deaths may have been due to wildfire smoke, new study says
In some counties, the authors found nearly 20% of COVID-19 cases were linked to wildfire smoke. In …
Kelsey Vlamis
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Gov. Gavin Newsom gave Trump a patronizingly simplistic briefing pack on the California wildfires, with lots of pictures and massive fonts
The packet, in part, linked California's most destructive wildfires to rising temperatures, which P…
Ashley Collman
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A woman who was charged with arson in connection to a California wildfire that has burned 10,000 acres said she was boiling water that had bear urine in it, officials say
The 30-year-old woman told authorities she tried to filter the bear urine with a tea bag and when t…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Oregon officials said they are preparing for a 'mass fatality incident' as 500,000 people stand in evacuation zones from the wildfires ravaging the West Coast
There are currently 6 reported deaths in Oregon due to the wildfires that have devastated millions …
Katie Canales
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World's largest forest ecosystem turns net-emitter from carbon sink due to extreme wildfires
The vast boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere stretch from Scandinavia through Siberia, Alaska…
PTI
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A criminology professor was charged with wildfire arson in California. The crime is far more common than you think.
Nine percent of wildfires in California are linked to arson, according to the California Department…
Erin Schumaker
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Wildfire smoke is likely to leave millions of people more vulnerable to flu and the coronavirus this fall
Wildfire smoke contains particulate matter that can penetrate deep into the lungs and spread throug…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Wildfire smoke could turn this weekend's full Buck Moon an ominous blood red
This false blood moon won't turn red because of a lunar eclipse. It's because wildfire smoke is fil…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Utility company falls 16% after unconfirmed reports it sparked wildfires in Oregon
The Santiam wildfire has spread to 159,000 acres and forced thousands of residents to evacuate town…
Matthew Fox
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Doctors worry smoke from extreme wildfires could lead to a spike in coronavirus cases
Amid rapid wildfires, doctors say the smoke and air pollution could have a negative effect on the i…
Taylor Ardrey
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Year in review: There were about 57,000 wildfires this year. About 10,000,000 acres burned.
As 2020 winds to a close, firefighters are still struggling to contain three active California wild…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Air pollution levels usually dip in the summer. Smoke from Western wildfires changed that, with pollutants now peaking in August.
Researchers found that raging wildfires in the Pacific Northwest are altering seasonal air pollutio…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Here we go again: Yes, there's a clear link between wildfires and climate change, despite what President Trump keeps saying
"I don't think science knows, actually," Trump said of the link between wildfires and climate chang…
Susie Neilson
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5 Oregon towns have been 'substantially destroyed' by wildfire, governor says
"This could be the greatest loss of human lives and property due to wildfire in our state's history…
Charles Davis
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3 major wildfires are burning in Colorado, one of which is the 4th largest in state history
Three major wildfires scorched Colorado this week. One of them, Pine Gulch, is the fourth largest w…
Susie Neilson
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Smoke from the Western wildfires has reached the East Coast, and it's causing air-quality issues and hazy skies
Smoke from a number of wildfires on the US West Coast and in Canada has drifted into Eastern states…
Kelly McLaughlin
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The ozone hole is set to heal by 2060 — a rare climate success story — but wildfires could slow its progress
Wildfires across Australia in 2019 and 2020 funneled smoke into the stratosphere, where ozone prote…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A wildfire is burning multimillion-dollar homes in California's Orange County
Every season could be wildfire season now, experts say. Not even affluent neighborhoods like Orange…