The American West Is Quietly Having a Terrible Fire Season
admin More land has burned so far this year than in any year in the past decade.
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The 108-Degree Eviction
Living outside is a more dreadful prospect during a heat wave.
The American West Knows How to Flee Fires
Evacuation has become a familiar, terrible summer ordeal.
Climate Change Is Destabilizing the Ground Beneath Our Feet
Mountains are shifting, permafrost is melting, and the risk of landslides is rising.
Just Ask the Dinosaurs How Bad Air Quality Can Get
If an orange sky seems apocalyptic, imagine planet-wide fires against a black sky.
Canada’s Forests Will Burn and Burn
Once a wildfire starts, it can spread to an area too massive to control.
The Thinking About Kids and Heat Has Flipped
Kids are supposed to be uniquely vulnerable to heat, but the data tell a different story.
Europe’s Come-to-AC Moment
The heat is changing the continent’s interest in cooling technologies of all kinds.
Europe Cannot Cope With This Heat
“It is just unbearable,” one Paris resident said.
America Isn’t Sweating Climate Change
However worried Americans should be, we’re not that concerned.