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What Canada’s most expensive disaster ever teaches us about climate change
The author of "Fire Weather," a National Book Award finalist, on the unimaginable reality of disaster. Quelle: https://grist.org/wildfires/fire-weather-john-vaillant-qa/...
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Millions of homes are being built in fire-prone grasslands
Climate change may be fueling fires, but housing demands are driving risk. Quelle: https://grist.org/wildfires/millions-of-homes-are-being-built-in-fire-prone-grasslands/...
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Record-breaking wildfires blanket Brazil with smoke
The blazes comes on top of a drought that has left some river communities stranded. Quelle: https://grist.org/drought/amazon-rainforest-fire-brazil-climate-emergency/...
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In wildfire-prone areas, homeowners are learning they’re uninsurable
Wildfires cause billions in home damage every year. Now, insurers no longer want to take on the risk. Quelle: https://grist.org/economics/in-wildfire-prone-areas-homeowners-are-learning-theyre-uninsurable/...
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As climate risks mount, the insurance safety net is collapsing
Natural disasters now cost the U.S. insurance industry $100 billion a year. What happens when no one wants to pick…
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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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