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California wildfires

Wildfire cloud and lightning

Smoke thunderclouds: Wildfires use the atmosphere to light more wildfires

By Matt Simon | Climate Change

Double whammy: After the fires, the mudslides begin

By Daisy Simmons | Climate Change

What it’s like to be a California wildfire evacuee

By Daisy Simmons | Climate Change

Fighting fire with fire

By Jessica Leigh Hester | Climate Change

California’s wildfires: Best coverage in the media

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change

Firefighters work near the Getty Center in Los Angeles on October 28. Thousands of residents were forced to evacuate their homes after a fast-moving wildfire erupted.

A not-so-hot take on California fires, climate change, smoke waves—and the stories we need, to survive

By Jon Christensen | Climate Change