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Study: Wildfire smoke is reversing years of US air quality progress

“We are seeing influence in states that basically have none of their own wildfires." Quelle: https://grist.org/wildfires/study-wildfire-smoke-is-reversing-years-of-us-air-quality-progress/...

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Hawaii needs to build hundreds more miles of firebreaks to protect against wildfire

Fire officials and landowners have known for years about gaps in Hawaii's firebreaks and fuelbreaks. The problem boils down to…

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Even the bayous of Louisiana are now threatened by wildfires

In just one month, 7 times more acres burned than in an average year. Quelle: https://grist.org/wildfires/even-the-bayous-of-louisiana-are-now-threatened-by-wildfires/...

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Invasive species have created a cycle of wildfire in Hawaiʻi. Can Maui break it?

Planting native flora could help prevent the island's next wildfire. Quelle: https://grist.org/wildfires/invasive-species-have-created-a-cycle-of-wildfire-in-hawai%ca%bbi-can-maui-break-it/...

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On Maui, returning home means confronting toxic risks

A growing body of research shows that wildfires leave a trail of dangerous chemicals behind. Quelle: https://grist.org/wildfires/maui-wildfire-lahaina-rebuilding-means-confronting-toxic-risks/...

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Utilities are getting sued over wildfires. Who’s bearing the cost?

As power companies spend big on legal settlements and grid upgrades, customers are seeing higher prices. Quelle: https://grist.org/wildfires/utilities-lawsuits-wildfire-pg-e-pacificorp/...

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Locals have been sounding the alarm for years about Lahaina wildfire risk

While the inferno spread shockingly fast, it didn’t come out of nowhere. Quelle: https://grist.org/wildfires/maui-fire-risk-drought-grass-sound-alarm-lahaina-hawaii/...

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Learning how to garden a forest

An outdated land management ideology with roots in colonialism is keeping California and the West from taking essential steps toward…

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Housing on Maui is scarce. Where will fire survivors go?

FEMAʻs recovery effort in Hawaiʻi will be much harder than in the continental U.S. Quelle: https://grist.org/wildfires/maui-hawaii-fires-housing-hotels-fema-trailers/...

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Canada’s Northwest Territories declare a state of emergency as more than 230 wildfires rage

The 2023 wildfire season is the most destructive in Canada's recorded history. Quelle: https://grist.org/indigenous/in-canada-indigenous-residents-flee-fires-northwest-territories/...

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