Wildfires and the American West (USA)
a collection of resources about fire, the American West
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Podcast
2018
Built to Burn - Wildfires, and Design of Housing, Landscape || 99% Invisible
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2018
Why the North American west is on fire - The Economist explains
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2018
Natural disasters cost U.S. a record $306 billion last year - CBS News
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2018
The Places in the U.S. Where Disaster Strikes Again and Again - The New York Times
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2018
Glacier National Park is on fire — and yes, warming is making things worse | Grist
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2018
Mendocino Complex fire now largest in California history, capping destructive year
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Podcast
2018
Fire and Rain -- Floods after Forest Fires || 99% Invisible
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2018
‘Entering Burn Area’: Yosemite After the Fire - The New York Times
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2018
Camp Fire: The Terrifying Science Behind California’s Massive Blaze | WIRED
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2018
Why California’s Wildfires Are So Destructive, In 5 Charts | FiveThirtyEight
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Article
2019
Water-dropping helicopters grounded due to illegal drones - Los Angeles Times (2019)
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2018
How they survived: Owners of few homes left standing took critical steps to ward off wildfires
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Created: Aug 02, 2018
Updated: Jul 06, 2025
Updated: Jul 06, 2025