Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Historic wildfires and climate change in California
The Glass Fire has destroyed more than 100 homes and forced some 70,000 people in Napa and Sonoma Counties to evacuate. It’s just 5% contained as of this morning.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenThe Glass Fire has destroyed more than 100 homes and forced some 70,000 people in Napa and Sonoma Counties to evacuate. It’s just 5% contained as of this morning. This year has been full of natural disasters for California: record temperatures, hazardous air, the worst fire season ever. The fires have collectively burned nearly 4 million acres in California.
Climate change will only continue the trend, says UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain: “In the future, in a warmer climate … we will see even larger swaths of land burn in California than this year.”
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3 storiesCalifornia fires have burned some 4 million acres. How to protect people and property
The Glass Fire has destroyed more than 100 homes and forced some 70,000 people in Napa and Sonoma Counties to evacuate. It’s just 5% contained as of this morning.
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