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PG&E Will Bury 10,000 Miles of Power Lines So They Don't Spark Wildfires
Fire, floods, dead fish: Climate change fuels extreme weather, with no ‘return to normal.’ (Published 2021)
By Nadja Popovich, Tim Wallace & Christine Hauser
80 large fires have consumed more than 1 million acres across western parts of the US
By Keith Allen, Amir Vera & Camille Furst
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The utility PG&E says its equipment may have led to a 30,000-acre wildfire. (Published 2021)
By Adeel Hassan
Wildfire smoke from the West’s massive blazes stretches all the way to the East Coast
By Monica O'Connor Garrett & Hannah Gard
See How Wildfire Smoke Spread Across America (Published 2021)
By Josh Katz & Nadja Popovich
The Western Wildfires Are Affecting People 3,000 Miles Away
By Josie Fischels
‘A Recipe for Catastrophic Fire’: How an Oregon Blaze Became the Nation’s Largest (Published 2021)
By Sergio Olmos, Henry Fountain & Simon Romero
The Bootleg Fire in Oregon is so large, it’s creating its own weather
By Michael Guy, Joe Sutton & Hollie Silverman
More ready to evacuate in Oregon as massive Bootleg Fire passes 340,000 acres
By Keith Allen, Joe Sutton & Susannah Cullinane