The High-Stakes Calculus of Preventing Wildfires by Burying Power Lines
Not long after the deadliest wildfire in modern American history swept through Lahaina, Maui, on August 8, speculation began ...
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The Winds That Doomed Lahaina
Winds blowing at 60 miles an hour not only push the flames along, they also help start new fires. ...
The Impossible Fight to Stop Canada’s Wildfires
In a normal year, Rennick would expect a staff turnover of 20 percent, but next year will certainly be ...
The Race to Save Yellowknife From Raging Wildfires | WIRED
Two million hectares—more than 8,200 square miles—of this pristine wilderness has burned since May, in what is now the ...
Cities Aren’t Supposed to Burn Like This Anymore—Especially Lahaina
“Those fire-prone invasive species fill in any gaps anywhere else—roadsides, in between communities, in between people’s homes, all over ...
The Scary Science of Maui’s Wildfires
In an eerie echo of 2018’s Camp Fire, which sped through the town of Paradise, California, destroying 19,000 buildings ...
This Giant Sprinkler System Can Protect Cities from Wildfires
it is 42 Celsius, with no rain for weeks, the risk of wildfires is very serious. In August, in ...
As Wildfires Get More Extreme, Observatories Are at Greater Risk
that's 4 On the morning of June 17, Michelle Edwards, deputy director of the Kitt Peak National Observatory, had ...
