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Spreading like wildfire: How Trump’s misinformation about water and fire in Los Angeles inflames the situation

By Peter Gleick | Climate Change

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‘Not enough firefighters’: Historic wildfires rage unabated in Southern California

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

How an obscure atmospheric phenomenon causes catastrophic flooding in California

By Chad Small | Climate Change

Climate change brings more work, more risk for wildfire workers

By Chad Small | Climate Change

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Experts fear drought and wildfires will push Amazon to irreversible tipping point

By Jonathan Watts | Climate Change

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Managed to death: How Canada turned its forests into a carbon bomb

By Barry Saxifrage | Climate Change

Who should pay for wildfire prevention?

By Jake Bittle | Climate Change

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Wildfires push air quality in East Coast cities almost off the charts

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

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The Rio Grande in crisis

By Jim Robbins | Climate Change

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The nine best climate stories of the year

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

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O redwood tree, o redwood tree, can tree genetics save thee?

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

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California’s inmate firefighters turn pro?

By Joseph Winters | Analysis