In our Pyrocene age, enormous wildfires aren’t merely damaging ecosystems but transforming them.
Tag: Wildfires
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Federal Firefighters Face Steep Pay Cuts
A temporary pay raise for federal wild-land firefighters is set to end next month. Officials have said that more workers will quit if lawmakers fail to pass a permanent increase.
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In Provence, Winemakers Confront Climate Change
Centuries-old varieties are being altered by weather patterns, threatening the economics of businesses in one of the world’s most important regions.
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Wildfires in Canada Expected to Cause Hazy Skies Over New York
The impact on air quality was expected to be mild, but New Yorkers sensitive to air quality should take extra care, officials said.
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They Ran for a Better Life, Straight Into a Wildfire
Greek authorities assumed the victims were asylum seekers because no one was looking for missing people locally. And for more than a month, their identities, and the circumstances of their deaths, remained a mystery.